GREAT PICTURE

Grey River Argus, 23 June 1925, Page 3

GREAT PICTURE

••THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME." During tin’ I:ist th<-r<' have li o-v.-ral photographic imistci int i-o.iue.'.l to pati'ims of tM'j ;l but it would bf safe to say - of lb. xr.-l io wealth of oluiou- photography, ami faith o „| portrayal. th.- |ii.-t inisat ion of \ i ; ~ Hugo’s iminoital story ‘.‘Tile Huuc.i ii u-k of 'Notre Dauie, ” which had :|s ii lilial si-ri'.-niag in < i levmout h laM e ight, before an attendance that park I th e theatre in every part . Had tie ■' rent author been present to witness ,-. le production lie would have said that 1 ,c characters literplly stepped out of .a le pa yes id his book on to the s< I< < u, or, of a verily, that is what they huso " lt is a gigantic pictorial master ic.-e in every way. The story ha> <*eji rloselv followed. and ri«-h *' ' ramali'- incident and heart intere<:. lends itself admirably to the art of no moving picture prodm-er. In this use, the most has been made of ,s Quasimodo, the hunchback, Mr Lon haney presents a character study lha! i wonderful in its portrayal. He lakes Hugo’s awful creation, the re ulsivc more animal chan man being, ctuallv live on the .silver sheet. Quasiiodo is a type of character that, in he hands of anvone but the most in- ' . a piled actor, could be easily overdone. n Mr Chaney’s experienced hands, tin* haracter is presented to a nicety. So { arefully studied lias been Mr Chaney’s . nterpretation, that th ( . onlooker, for 1 he nonce, is inclined to believe the () haracter one of tin* actor’s own ini- j gination. The rest of the story was x n the hands of a very capable cast. o h ( . result being an admirable picture hat is sure to attract crowded houses [ Suring its four nights’ season here. f | A word of praise is also due to the o pecially augmented orchestra, which j bayed appropriate music throughout I he screening. The addition of an <■ irgan accompaniment lent much on < oyment to tin* musical portion of the ■vening’s entertainment. Th.j «. ‘Hunchback ’ will be screened again l o-night and to-morrow night . ;