AT THE STRAND.
"BIRD OF PARADISE." i j GOLOUItFrL HAWAIIAN DRAMA. J, Having played Lo almost as many ! 11'gillmate 'heatre audiences as "Uncle ; Tom's Cabin," Richard Walton Tully's famous play, "Bird of Paradise'' has finally reached the talking screen, and was shown to a crowded house at the Strand on Saturday evening. The lovely Dolores Del Rio is seen in the exotic role of "Luana." Joel McCrea, handsome hero of several of Constance Bennett's recent pictures, heads the supporting cast. Filmed in Hawaii, this latest RKORadio picture is filled with the sensuous beauty of the tropics, and has been given a lavish production by King Vidor, creator of such outstanding pictures as "The Big Parade," "Street Scene," and "The Champ." One of the episodes is the first native marriage feast over to be recorded by camera and microphone An underwater light with a shark, the (light of an enlire village from the deadly lava of an erupting volcano, and a daring version of the hula, are among the other highlights of "Bird of Paradise."
The supporting programme is first rate. To-night will be the last time this splendid entertainment will be presented in Pukekohe.
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Franklin Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 38, 3 April 1933, Page 4
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194AT THE STRAND. Franklin Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 38, 3 April 1933, Page 4
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