THE PICTURE HOUSES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 6 September 1927, Page 9

THE PICTURE HOUSES

COSY DE LUXE. In “Paradise for Two,” the excitement craving type of girl who thinks only of a good time contrasts strongly with the sweet home loving type as depicted by Betty Bronson. Richard Dix, in his desire to find a different feminine type, falls in love with a girl, but he is forced to confront the problem of marriage when his uncle Howard (Edmund Breese) cuts off his allowance entirely and stands firm on the terms of the will of which Uncle Howard is the executor. This gives rise to a series of amusing situations, for the will stipulates that Richard must get married before he can get a cent of the money that his parents have left him. Dix bunglqs the clever solution offered by his friend Maurice, a theatrical producer- (Andre Beranger), and subsequently finds the girl, and learns that marriage is not so bad after all Good entertainment is afforded throughout the farce “The Whole Town’s Talking,” shown in support. This is the most difficult sort of picture to direct, yet is, without doubt, the most interesting to watch. The picture was made solely for comedy purposes and has achieved its end with a rare finesse. Those in the cast are Edward Everett Horton and Virginia Corbin, supported by Dolores del Rio, Margaret Quimby, Robert Ober, Aileen Manning, Hayden Stevenson, and Malcolm Waite. MUNICIPAL. Filmed in France and Spain from the celebrated novel by Vicente Blasco Ibanez, “Mare Nostrum,” the. picture with which the Municipal reopens on Wednesday, is saturated with excellent atmosphere, whilst telling one of the most sensational stories ever screened. It goes back to the war years on the Mediterranean and exposes tho huge espionage system of the Central Powers, at the same time bringing into the limelight the strange romance of an Austrian spy and a captain of the Spanish merchant marine. HAVELOCK NORTH. “Compromise,” the Master Picture, starring Irene Rich, which opens to-night at Havelock, finds that talented and charming actress again in the role of the neglected wife. She plays Joan Trevore, a Cinderella half-sister of Pauline Garon, whose favourite sport as Nathalie Trevore, is spoiling Joan’s good time. Nathalie persists in this childhood habit with Alan Thayer, played by Clive Brook, while he is Joan’s sweetheart, and even after he becomes Joan's husband. With only the weapons of a sweet-tem-pered, conscientious idealist, Joan fights the jazz-hound, shimmying tactics of imperious Nathalie and her faithful satellites. Miss Rich was never lovlier, or gave a more dramatic performance than in this characterization.