THE TIVOLI

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6803, 5 January 1929, Page 3

THE TIVOLI

“THE GRIP OF THE YUKON.” There is a touch of romance and a thrill in “The Grip of the Yukon,” the Universal picture, that will set the blood tingling through the veins of the most critical theatre goer. It is one of the most vivid screen versions oi: the great snow wastes of Alaska that local iaus have had the pleasure of witnessing in many a day. The story i.-, an original photoplay written by Charles A. Logue, and has one of the most unique plots ever worked into a story of this type. The direction has bccu perfectly mastered- by Ernest Lacmmle, hitherto unheralded as a feature director, but considered one of the best outdoor megaphone wielders in the profession. His knowledge of dramatic and carefully worked out camera effects made the picture one of the most outstanding photographic studies on the screen. One almost feels tho intense cold of the great glac-iers and icefields which form the background for practically the entire action of the story. And into the cast of this great picture, Universal has placed some of the most foremost men and women players of tho screen. In fact, Jt might bo termed an all star east. Juno Marlowe in tho leading feminine role gives a sympathetic conception of the character of Sheila O’Neill as tho daughters of Burr Mac-' Intosh who appears in the whiskered role of an Alaskan prospector.