SAGA OF ESKIMO LIFE
‘ MALA THE MAGNIFICENT ’ FOR MAYFAIR
‘ Mala, the Magnificent,’ which will be screened at the Mayfair to-morrow, was filmed amid the blizzard-swept wastes of the sub-arctic regions of north-west Canada. It includes some magnificent scenic “ shots,” but it is much more than a travel picture. The views of the nomadic Eskimo tribes and their life in primeval conditions are undoubtedly an education, but they form the background to a powerful drama revealing the tragic results of endeavouring to force sons of Nature such as the Eskimo to conform to the standards of the white man. An Eskimo will share his wife (or wives) with another, but he will not condone betrayal, and it was because of the treatment of his wife by some “ bad whites ” that Mala, the greatest of the Eskimo hunters, became the prey of the North West Mounted Police. Those who enjoy exciting action should find their tastes liberally catered for in this film. The hunting of a vast herd of caribou, which are chased into the water before being killed, and of walruses ami whales, provide much thrilling action.
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Evening Star, Issue 22070, 2 July 1935, Page 1
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186SAGA OF ESKIMO LIFE Evening Star, Issue 22070, 2 July 1935, Page 1
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