'A HONEYMOON ADVENTURE'

Evening Star, Issue 21054, 17 March 1932, Page 9

'A HONEYMOON ADVENTURE'

EXCITING FILM FOR EMPIRE For those who like adventure in the melodramatic style, ‘ A Honeymoon Adventure ’ which will be shown at tho Empire Theatre to-morrow’ is to be recommended. Adapted from the book, ‘Footsteps in the Night,’ the film was made by Radio Pictures in England with an all-English A noteworthy feature is the Beautiful English and Scottish scenery which is unfolded on the screen as the villain, in his high-powered car, chases the heroine down tho length of England to steal from her some valuable plans. A race between train and car is a timehonoured device among producers for producing an exciting climax, but it is doubtful if it has ever been used to better advantage than in the present case. It is the story of a young inventor who is tracked down on the day of his wedding by certain criminals who want to steal some very valuable plans. With his lovely bride lie goes to a lonely old Scottish mansion for the honeymoon, but scarcely is he there before a faked message recalls him at once to London. On the way ho is drugged, locked up in a squalid house, and so disposed of until later on in the story. Then the villain turns his attention to the bride, left disconsolate on her wedding night in the wilds of Scotland. By pretending to be a friend of her new husband he gains admission to the house, and then, in the dead of night, starts searching for the plans. He does not find them, however, for the heroine is a woman of resource, and the next morning, with her suspicious of the visitor now confirmed, she prepares to follow her husband to London. But the villain hangs on like a leech until finally both throw oil’ all pretence, and the race starts in earnest. From this point the excitement increases rapidly. It is a well-made talkie, and the cast has been chosen carefully. Benita Hume can always be relied on for good acting, and she gives of her best in the role of the heroine. Peter Hannon is good as the hero, but he is quite eclipsed by Harold Huth. This is the actor who has made such a great name as the Anton Ragatzy of the talkie version of ‘The Outsider,’ and now be shows his versatility in an entirely different role. Ho is the real smooth-voiced, sinister villain of melodrama, dividing his time between lurking in dark corners and making himself unpleasant to tho heroine. The box plans are at The Bristol and the theatre.