REGENT

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11947, 18 May 1933, Page 7

REGENT

BLONDE YEN US

Marlene Dietrich, a'Tractive German actress. Herbert Marshall. Ou* Grant and. Dickie Moore all act magnificently in Joseph vou Sternberg's production lor Paramount, of “Tiio Blonde Venus/’ The leading characters are a research chemist suffering from radium poisoning ; his wile. "he was formerly an actress : and -**eir. small son. The mainspring ol •- plot ig that the chemist '"’ill die- unless ho can go to Germany for a euro which is to cost an inordinate sum of money. The following scenes deal with, the wife’s efforts to .seem u the necessary money. Miss Dietrich brings to her portrayal a warmth and devotion which some of her previous characterisations have lacked. Tire tenderness with which she invests the part of a mother striving to save the life .of her husband wi.ll appeal to all. Mr. 'Marshall, wellknown English actor of ‘‘Michael and Mary”, and “The .Faithful Heart,” gives what is . without question his finest portrayal iu a Hollywood film. A splendid performance is contributed by Cary Grant, another Englishman, who is rapidly coming to the fore, in pictures. Besides the gifted child actor Dickie Moore, the supporting cast includes Rita la Roy, an actress with an established reputation. There is a worthy array of subsidiary films fully up to the standard film-gpers •have comb .to expect from the, management of flic Regent Theatre.