AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 April 1938, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. TO-NIGHT AND THURSDAY. “NIGHT MUST FALL." Adopting a technique of story construction that is entirely new on the screen,. •Metro-Gold.wyn-Mayer introduces a novel picture in “Night Must Fall,” which opens at the Princess Theatre to-night. .The film is a daring venture in thfe production field, but even more experimental for Robert Montgomery who deliberately chose to drop his accustomed heroic roles ;or the characterisation of a pathological killer. His performance is remarkable from every standpoint. There is no element of mystery in the narrative. It is the peculiarly effective account of a youth whose mind is bent on crime. The situation is complicated ny the romance betwedr him and Rosalind Russell as a girl who finds herself in the unenviable position of loving a man whom she Knows to be bad. lhe background of the story is a country carnival and a small hotel, wliei'e most of the action occurs. Hunt Stromberg produced the film with Richard Thorpe directing. In the cast are players from the original stage company who appeared in the play for for 55 weeks. Among them are Dame May Whitty, Merle Tottenham, Matthew Boulton and Kathleen Harrison. Alan Marshall and F. E. Clive also have prominent roles. Also Metro tone . News, Cinesound -News, Our Gang Comedy, and Pete Smith Smith Specialty