AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 September 1937, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

EVERYBODY’S THEATRE. TO-NIGHT AND TUESDAY. “MAD HOLIDAY.” A movie within a movie--Urn murde" of on international jeweller on a roastwise'.steamship between Los Angeles and Sail Francisco —a .second murder in or Chinese Theatre in San I.' ranciseo s Chinatown—these are the ramifications of one of the most unusual mystery dramas to reach the screen ) “Mad -H<>l- - -comes' to the Princess theatre to-night-with Edmund Lowe and plissa. Landi in 'the'prineipaProles. The “movie within a movie” angle of the picture centres ' upon Edmund Lo ve appearing as.a Hollywood star who, sick at being typed in mystery pnrts, walks off the set and . takes the fateful coastwise steamer voyage. Miss Landi, playing the author of the picture out of which he has “walked.” also embarks on the steamer, determined to bring tin* actor , back at any cost even to devising a make-believe murder, M lien the hoaxed: murder turns out unexpectedly to be a real one the complications begin. The occurrences both abroad in die weird Chinese theatre are lull of suspense and interest but the picture achieves more of a distinction in not taking itself too seriously but rather in kidding itself and- -mystery plots in general. lo this effect the appearance in. the supporting cast of Zasu Pitts and led Healy, an uproarious comedy team if there ever was one, was a muster stroke of casting. Also good supporting programme.