TALKIE ATTRACTIONS

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 28 January 1933, Page 2

TALKIE ATTRACTIONS

OPERA HOUSE “BRING ’EM BACK ALIVE.” There’s no love interest in the Radio Pictures’ release, “Bring ’Em Back Alive,” but there is excitement as no Hollywood brain-child could give. There’s heart-action, for example, when the hunted tiger charges right into a native village and then into a, camouflaged trap. There’s the- heartstopping moment when Frank Buck jockeys the man-eater into the homemade cage at the risk of his life. As for the other big moments, there are combats between age-old jungle enemies that pale into significance, anything civilisation threw into a prize ring dominated by electric lights, ballyhoo and the quest for dollars. A wide-sliouldered, ruddy-faced, stocky man merely throws off the gar merits of the metropolis to trek six thousand miles by land and sea in search of a Royal Bengal tiger. His weapons . . . Ins two bard hands. His props, a couple of native boys. His cages are hand-made right down in the heart of the tiger country. No nails to hold the bars in place . . . no forged steel bars wedged in cement . . . but rough-hewn poles _ tied together with thongs made from the dried bark, of native trees. A mounting stampede of intensely interesting action follows the inaugural of this quest as shown in “Bring ’Em Back Alive,” which opens to-night for a season of three nights at the Hawera Opera House. The booking is heavy. Seats may be reserved at Miss Blake’s. ’Phone 2713.

“ON OUR SELECTION. Picturogocrs of Hawera and district are eagerly looking forward to the Australian talkie picture triumph, “On om* Selection”, which is to open its season at the Opera House, Hawera, on Wednesday next for five nights and five matinees. Reports from Australia and the principle centres of New Zealand have reached the Taranaki district concerning the unprecedented success of the production. That the film is excellent entertainment from first to last is borne out by the fact that in every case aLI previous records of attendances have been broken. The sum of £3240 was paid for admission during the first week ill Brisbane, where the premiere took place. It pan for a further two weeks in that city. From Brisbane right down to Sydney, wherever the film was screened, the attendances increased in numbers, breaking further records for each town. In Sydney, at. the Capitol Theatre. “On O'ur Selection” was presented for six weeks, the film being transferred to another theatre subsequently lor several more weeks. At every other city and town where the picture was shown, large crowds attended. In some rases the managements had to arrange for special sessions, in addition to the usual performances, commencing at 10Mo p.m. and finishing at 1.30 a.m. Now in. New Zealand “On Our Selection” is smashing records! in every town in which it is shown. A production of exceptional merit was necessary to create such manifestations of enthusiasm, and in this genuine story of “out back” 1 ifo and the trials and tribulations of the man on the land, Australia lias something of which she may well be proud. “The Selection,” Australia’s own story, as a stage play, convulsed thousands of comedy-lovers throughout the Continent, but . the screen version, modernised, rewritten and adapted for the screen, blazes a new trail of laughter. All the characters of Steele Rudd’s famous book are made to live upon the screen. The box plans opened this morning at Miss Blake’s.

GRAND THEATRE

“THE PENALTY OF FAME.”

Lew Avres has grown up in “Penalty of Fame,’’ which shows to-mght at'the Grand Theatre and finally or. .Monday. “Penalty of Fame” tel is the story of a relentless “gossip” columnist who is given the chance to make his connections accomplish, a worthy purpose through an exciting chain of events, said to provide the film with one of the most colourful screen plots of recent years. Maureen O’Sullivan, Louis Calhern, Walter Catlett, Nance O’Neill, Allan Diriehart and other talented screen players support the star in this widely heralded film. _ _ . ~, The final episode of “Danger Island and an excellent supporting programme will also be presented.