“Dangerous Paradise” At Regent Theatre

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7321, 3 September 1930, Page 5

“Dangerous Paradise” At Regent Theatre

Love in tho balmy, alluring .tropics* where men fight boldly for wealth, hi the theme of an exciting melodrama which brings Nancy; .Carroll forward a* a Paramount star. Tho picture Mi "Dangerous Paradise," and it will show, all-talking, at tho Regent theatre, starting on Saturday. Richard Arlen is the popular leading man. Characters which have been vivid personalities for readers of Joseph Conrad’s novels will live and act and talk from tho screen in "Dangerous Paradise." The drama was adapted from; incidents in tho Conard story by William. Slavcns McNutt, a well-known Saturday Evening Post writer, and Grover Jones, veteran screen writer. William Wellman, director of." Wings," made the picture.' Nancy Carroll has an especially able supporting cast for her first starring role, in which she is seen as a girl musician in a South Sea hotel. Menaced by her ruthless employer, she seeks safety on a tiny island where Richard Arlen, an embittered recluse, is living and working alone. Friendship turns into hate when Nancy resents Arlen’s suspicious coldness. However, when three desperadoes trail Nancy to the island and menace Arlen’s life, her love is revealed in one great dramatic scene. "Dangerous Paradise" is an unusual picture in many ways. It is one of the first all-talking pictures to be filmed largely at sea, and its swiftly moving climactic action is thrilling and logical. Warner Oland, remembered for his masterly characterisation in "Tho Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu," has an important role, and Gustav von Sclffcrtitz, Francis McDonald and George Kotsonaros portray a trio of villains ifi would be difficult to match anywhere, A master of dynamic action, Wellman maintains a speed in action and filming which keeps tho suspense_ mounting in tremendous crescendo until the final surprise episode.