KING GEORGE THEATRE

Hutt News, Volume 5, Issue 20, 5 October 1932, Page 3

KING GEORGE THEATRE

SUBTLETY AND DRAMATIC . i ACTION MAKE COLUMBIA

LAWYER FILM GRADE "A"

Two outstanding qualities- of "Attorney for the Defence," Columbia pic turo showing at the King George Theatre to-night and Thursday contribut to the abundance of entertainment value that tho film hus —fine dramatic action and subtlety. The two reach a nice balance that will make the film attractive to all types of audiences.

The punch of the story's drama-hits out in the first sequonce—in the courtroom scene when Lowe is hysterically denounced by an innocent man condemned to the chair. From that point it builds through the scenes where Lowe and Dillaiway argue over Evelyn Brent, through the scene in her apartment after the murder, to the final trial scene where owe defends himself mounting steadily in dramatic intensity to the climatic scene when Lowe reveals the murderer. The numerous subtle touches of direction and acting mark it definitely as a superior film. Suspense is maintained throughout the picture with the-, audience kept guessing about the murderer until the last scene. ]Oharacter analysis is admirably handled with the role of Bill Burton, played by Edmund Lowe. From an over-ambitious district attorney who ruthlessly sent mm to their death, lie became a great defence lawyer. Women and juries were his racket—he did what he wanted with them—they couldn't resist him. He was a great lawyer and a "great lover. However, when he sent an innocent man to the chair he discovered he had a conscince and it was this conscience that effected his transformation. Wellchosen scenes bring but this change.

Photographically^ the picture is well done. The cameraman, and the direc-

tor had an eye for: picking up bits of human interest material and inserting them along with the formula action of the story.

Edmund Lowe, as Burton, is excellent and true to. character, giving the role the authentic realism that has characterised all Lowe roles. Evelyn Brent, Constance Cummings, Donald Dillaway and Dorothy Peterson ring in with nice performances, whila the dircc. tion of. Irving <Juanmlngs contains quite a few "different" and interesting touches. Definitely, a top-notch film.

THIS SATURDAY at 2.30 and 8 p.m MONDAY and TUESDAY at 8 p.m. RALPH LYNNA and TOM WALLS

A NIGHT T.TTfP. THIS

Ualph Lynn and Tarn Walls are together again for tko first time since "Plunder," and the film includes in its oast thoso other famous members of the Aldiwyeh team —Winifred ©hotter, Mary Broivgh and Robertson Hare. A part is also played ;by Claude Hulbert, as the result of which he has now v to appear exclusively in a series of B. and Depictures.

Boy Fox's Band, of English radio and night club fame, plays throughout tho production, providing what is in offeet a musical commentary rather than an accompaniment, since Mt Herbort Wilcox has used the music to supplement the action, and to achieve many amusing effects. Indeed, music is stated to set and sustain the tempo of "A Night Like This," in novel fashion. Many of the numbers performed by Eoy Fox's Band were specially written.

Much of the action is played in a night club. Miss Shotter, who has the feminine lead, appears as a cabaret star, and striking costumes were designed specially for these sequences by Miss Doris Zinkeisen, and carried out by Lady Victor Paget, Ltd., wellknown firm of dress designers.

Miss Zinkeisen is responsible for the designing of the dresses in all British and Dominions' productions, and her flair for the original, together -with her ability to suggest a wide range of colours by the use of finely graded black tones, has been remarked upon freely in the English Press, since "Car nival and '' The Blue Danube.''

Winifred Shotter is star of Moonstone Club, above which the villainous Kosky carries on a gambling establishment. He. falls foul of Clifford Tope (Ralph Lynn) and P.O. Michael Mahoney (Tom Walls) who he tries to blackmail Cora. The result is a wild melange of foolery in the best Aklwych tradition.

The film was directed by Tom Walls,

BABY WITTS.

In response to numerous requests we are pleased to announce the reappearance of Lower Hutt's wonder child dancerj Baby Witts. This talented little dancer who created a sensational impression at the recent Wellington Competitions, also at the Prince Edward Theatre, will appear at the Matinee and evening performance* this Saturday in dance numbers including two of her prize winning competition dances, arranged and produced 'by Mr Joe Knowsley. ' ~ ■