REGENT THEATRE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 13093, 15 February 1937, Page 7

REGENT THEATRE

“GARDEN OF ALLAH”: SEASON EXTENDED UNTIL TO-MORROW. Rich iu color and romance, ‘ Garden ui Allah” which created a record lor admissions on Friday and Sat'ir day at the Regent Theatre, brings to the screen all tile magic and exotic beauty of the East. The attractiveness of the desert sky. and caravan teams, and the colourful life of Northern Africa . are ‘greatly enhanced by the use of subdued and effective natural teebnieoldur. -Marlene. Dietrich and Charles Dover are the leading players, and both give some line emotional acting in their polished performances. The story is a strange one and concerns the meet ing of a woman, who seeks peace c. 1 mind, and a man unused to the ways of the * world, an escapee from a Trappist monastery. They !al! in love and marry, but happiness does not bless them and in their honeymoon in the desert Dovers is revealed as Idle nvin who broke the most sacred of vows. The film moves through man.' very dramatic ‘ and emotional stages to reach an unusual climax. Many strange sights of the East are seen and a unique Arab calc dance and a sprinkling ol humour fittingly assist the story, lima! Itathbone, G. Aubrey Smith. and Joseph Schildkraut are included m the east. On the supporting programme is a new Mickey Mo wo cartoon, ‘‘Alpine Climbing,” a symphony in colour.