TALKIE ATTRACTIONS

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 27 January 1933, Page 2

TALKIE ATTRACTIONS

® OPERA HOUSE. ' ‘PAYMENT DEFERRED. ’ ’ Bizarre mystery, a fantastic trick of fate which sends a man to the gallows for a crime which was never committed, and sinister shadows of guilt figure in “Payment Deferred”,j which is to be shown at the Opera House, Hawera, finally to-nignt, Charles Laughton, the. celebrated English actor, plays the- role that he made sensational before the footlights j both in New York and London. The cast also features Maureen O’Sullivan, Dorothy Peterson, Veree Teasdaie, and Ray Milland, under the direction of Lothar Mendes. The dramatic tale of TPayrnout DcferredP. concerns itself with a London bank clerk who, driven to desperation by creditors, poisons h.is wealthy nephew. How he hides this crime cnlv to be arrested later for one of which he is innocent) results in a narrative permeated with suspense aid engio suing dramatic interest. I An excellent supporting programme i includes a Laurel and Hardy comedy “Scam.” Seats may be reserved at Miss Blake’s. “BRING ’EM BACK ALIVE.” There is lie question which Frank Buck, noted collector and leader of the “Bring ’Em Back Alive” expedition, nas had to answer so many times that he can always tell when it is coming. The question is: Will wild animals attack a human being without provocatioiiii Mr. Buck has boiled his answer down to one word: Yes. In the twenty years of bringing jungle am-, mats back alive which qualified Mr) Buck to lead the expedition which filmed the beasts in their native habitat, for RRO-Radio release, he has learned several cardinal points about animals. One is that it is foolish to generalise about animals. It is just :ie foolish to say that all elephants are kind as it is to say that all Scotsmen are thrifty. Some elephants —“rogues they are called —cannot be equalled for savagery. As a class, elephants are tractable; but to say that tlieyare all playful, friendly beasts is ridiculous, according to Mr. Buck. By the same) token it cannot be said that every tiger is a man-eater. As a matter of fact, man-eating tigers are. perverts; eithor they have been made insane, by sonic accident, or at some time in then history their food supply was cut on and they seized a toddling infant. Once a tiger has tasted human flesh, lie never again is highly pleased with anything else. All this is not to say that a tiger will not kill a man when aroused. He will. But he does not see human flesh until after lie has tasted it. Indeed, the tiger; like most other jungle animals, detests the human scent. “Bring ’Em Back Alive directed by Clyde E. Elliot, is to be screened at the Opera 'House to-mor-1 row and will continue for a season of three nights. “ON OUR SELECTION.” The plans open to-morrow morningi at the Opera House confectionery for “On Our Selection,’” which opens at the Op-ora House on Wednesday next | for a season of five nights and five matinees. grand theatre. “PENALTY OF FAME.” The popular Lew starred in “Penalty of Filin'*”. Universal** newspaper story in -which the actor is presented as a broadcasting collumnisb on a New York newspaper—-a man who apparently sees all and hears a *h seldom hesitates to toll all, as well. It will lie shown at the Grand Theatre to-morrow evening and finally on Monday night. It is when the column writer’s activities interfere with the iilans of local gangsters that the story reaches a high pitch of excitement. c ‘Penalty of Paine 7 ’ was directed by Tav Garnett, and Ayres’ supporting cast includes Maureen O’Sullivan, 'Valter Catlett, Allan Dineliart, Margaret Lindsev, Henry Armetta, George Dow Clark, Emerson Treacy, Marjorie Gateson and many others. The final episode of “Dang-er Island” will also he shown.