ENTHRALLING BRITISH PICTURE

Evening Star, Issue 21822, 11 September 1934, Page 11

ENTHRALLING BRITISH PICTURE

1 FOUR MASKED MEH 1 FOR OCTAGON One of the largest and most beautiful sets seen in a British film was used for the final scenes in 1 The Four Masked Men,’ the Julius Hagen production, in •which Judy Kelly, John Stuart, Miles Mander, Atholo Stewart, and Sebastian Shaw appear, under the direction of George Pearson. The picture comes to the Octagon Theatre on Friday. This set. which occupied two thirds of the floor space available at Twickenham Studios, was constructed by James Carter, the art director, and represents the presidential palace in Penivia on the occasion of a ball hold by the President. During the activities masked men invade the ballroom and bold the company up, while others rob them of their jewels. The scene is the key scene to the picture, because it is during this daring hold-np that Sebastian Shaw (as Arthur Phillips) recognises one of the bandits—a discovery which is later to cause his own death. A well-dressed crowd of nearly 200 extras throng the dance floor, and later a specially picked group of dancers perform a graceful tango in this brilliant scene, which promises to be one of the most spectacular ever seen in a British production. Twickenham are determined to live up to their announcement that no expense would he spared in the production of their British pictures. Judy Kelly, who plays the Lciyting feminine role, was born in Australia in 1913. She was an usher in a large Sydney cinema before she won a film contest, the prize for which was a free trip to England, three months' training in a British studio, and the possibility of a contract if slip wore successful, flow successful her quest for stardom has been is seen in her performance in this nicture.