AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1931, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

<VKRYBODYB PICTUREB. ' “A TAILOR MADE MAN.” High-pressure business, the optimism and dynamic force of youth, plus the comedy arid romance that goes with l —these are the keynotes of “A Tailor Made Man,” William Halims’ latest Metro-Goldwyn-M,ayer starring picture, now playing at the Princess Theatre. “A Tailor Made Man,” is something new for Haines. He plays a high-pow-ered business executive, in a story, laid amid the whirling wheels of a'huge commercial machine. He salves business depression. A serious note underlies the whimsical comedy and serves as a contrast to the romantic love story and kaleidoscopic glimpses into ‘the'whirl of modern commercial "life;' And Haines } though lie is as funny as he ever was in any role has more of a chance to'do some forceful dramatic jjpting—so that the audience sees two sides of the screen’s beloved clown. Sam Wood, who did so well 1 with Joan Crawford’s “Within the Law,” did an equally fine job in his direction of the new Haines picture. There is a deftness to the Wood touch, especially when he deals with a drama of youth, that gives his productions a distinctive flavour and dash. One of the best casts' that ever surrounded Haines is seen in the picture. Dorothy Jordan, the little waif of “Min. and'Bill,” plays the feminine lead, as the demure daughter of the old Grerman bailor. Joseph Cawthorn is inimitable in the role of that old fellow, with his broken English and great heart.