“FLESH" STIRRING FILM

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 July 1933, Page 3

“FLESH" STIRRING FILM

WITH WALLACE BEERY AT HIS BEST. STAR’S ROLE »OF BEER-GARDEN WRESTLER TOPS ALL PREVIOUS PORTRAYALS. For those who like red-blooded aettion in addition to the comedy and pathos of a heart drama that stirs the audience to tears, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer offers Wallace Beery in “Flesh,” which comes to the Regent Theatre on Saturday. Beery scored one of his greatest triumphs of his career in a prize-fight picture, “The Champ.” His present vehicle, which deals with wrestling, is a worthy successor. ‘ ‘ Flesh ’ ’ is more than a wrestling picture. It is drama that goes behind the scenes. Beery, a great hulk of a man, is a wrestling waiter in Berlin beer garden. There he meets Karen Morlcy, an American dancer whose partner has involved her in a crooked deal which lands both in jail. When she is released Beery befriends her and puts her up in the house where he lives with his friends who own the beer garden. ' Through Beery’s efforts Miss Morley ’e lover gets out of jail and to free himself of the girl dupes her into a marriage with Beery. A child is born, Beery becomes the wrestling champion of Germany, and the little family move to America. There Cortez again takes a hand in Beery’s affairs, steering him into a “faked” match for the world’s championship. There are gripping dramatic scenes in the picture, the comedy is delightful, and Beery stages some exciting matches with famous matmen, including the former world’s champion, Wladak Zbyszko. John Ford, admired for his able direction of “ Arrowsmith,” brings out all the emotional values that abound in “Flesh.”