EMPRESS THEATRE
BURNT OFFERING. The plot of "Burnt Offering," the Fox picture which is screening at the Empress Theatre to-night and Monday, unfolds an unusual and thrilling romance set in the Wilds of Africa. It tells the story of a woman embittered by hate, who marries a youthful army officer to save herself from imprisonment in a detention camp. It tells how, after he has left her in the solitude of a shack-like, insect-infested home on the edge of the jungle, she finds real love with a fellow-officer of her husband. Elissa Landi portrays the leading role and gives the best performance of her screen career. Paul Lukas gives a sincere portrayal of the other man and Alexander Kirkland is at his best in a sympathetic role: Warner Oland, minus his almcst traditional Oriental make-up, appears in a role that he handles with his usual finesse. Others deserving mention are Donald Crisp, Earle Foxe and Vera Morrison, a little negro girl playing the part of a native servant.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 3450, 26 November 1932, Page 4
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168EMPRESS THEATRE King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 3450, 26 November 1932, Page 4
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