RECENT THEATRE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11825, 5 January 1933, Page 2

RECENT THEATRE

‘‘SKY BRIDE” AH tho factors which the picturegoing public seek in screen entertainment—thrills, pathos, and an ample measure of comedy—are contained to a marked degree in "Sky Bride” a comedy-romance of the air. now showing at the Regent Theatre. While during recent years there have been a number of air, picture's, most of which have had a s their background the war years, there has been none that has possessed such dramatic interest as ‘'Sky Bride” chiefly becaue the story is one iwkicli rings truo to human nature, and the aro remarkably well done. Richard Alien presents a study of a daredevil stunt flyer, whose nerve is broken by an accident i ; n mid-air that results in the death of a pal in crcumstanees that seem to him to have made his daredevilry tho cause of the tragedy. The entry of Jack Oakie a's another pal, brings highlights of drama to what had started out as a chain of thrills and comedy. From that point, the action becomes notable for the reason that both these artists appear at their best in real dramatic wrk, thrown into relief by Oakie’s flair for comedy relief and this is assisted along by tbe ability of/Virginia Bruce, Robert Coogan and Louise Hale to get the best out of the appealing human interest situations into which they are thrown Tho thrills of stunt flying, become secondary to the. emitional appeal, and this is. in turn dispersed by comedy; it is a picture of beautifully balanced interest. In : addition to “Sky Bride” there will be a specially selected programme of short featurettes, including a comedy, a talkartoon and Paramount and Fox Newsreels.