On Copra Plantations In Dutch East Indies

Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 273, 21 November 1934, Page 5

On Copra Plantations In Dutch East Indies

ROMANCE Am) EXCITEMENT IN “PURSUED”—ON DOUBLE BILL (State: Screening To-day.) Life on the copra plantations of the Dutch East Indies, down below the equator, is pictured with a wealth of fascinating detail in “Pursued,” a new Pox Film on a double-feature bill. If you like your background off the beaten track and a strong undercurrent of romance, here is a picture for you to see. “Pursued” reveals the lovely Rosemary Ames and the lusty Russell Hardie as screen sweethearts and both turn in slendid performances. Hardie goes to Borneo to take chargo of a planta--tion, and on his arrival, sinister things begin to happen—all because Victor Jory, as a scheming and jealous halfcaste, wants to do away with him. The story is worked out with fine regard for plausibility and human phychology and ends on a happy note. In making the picture, the Pox studios, it is said, enlisted the aid of John Arensma, first white man born in Borneo, to guard against slipping up on detail. This is apparent in the finished film, for in addition to the strong story structure, the picture abounds in “colour.” By her performance in the role of a cafe entertainer, Miss Ames takes another long step forward as an engaging- actress. She also has occasion to sing a catchy number written expressly for the picture. Pert fcelton, Georgo Irving and Torben Meyer round out tho well-balanced cast. Based on a story by Larry Evans, “Pursued” was produced by Sol M. Wurtzel and directed by Lester Cole and Stuart Anthony. Rosemary Ames, Chicago social luminary, whose fino acting in London brought her a Fox Film contract, lias become a singer of popular songs. The song, she will introduce in the picture is “Wanted —Someone,” by Harry Axt and Sidney Clare.