An All Technicolour Picture In “Legong”

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 226, 25 September 1935, Page 11

An All Technicolour Picture In “Legong”

i ATTRACTIVE PRODUCTION ON A DOUBLE BILL (Kosy: Screening To-day.) “Legong” (the native word meaning “The Dance of the Virgins”) comes as a production—all in Technicolour—which deals with primitive romance on the beautiful isle of Bali, and was produced with an all-native cast. Tho two young principal players in the picture were of different castes, and herein lies the story. Poutou, the beautiful female lead in the picture, was of high caste stock. Nyong, the handsome inalo lead, was of a lower caste. Becauso of tho difference in social standing, Poutou at first would not condescend to speak to her screen lover, and ho did not dare to speak to her. So when intimate scenes were made between tho two, Poutou spoke her own high caste language, and Nyong spoko Ms own low caste language. Although they understood ono another perfectly, they each feigned deafness to the other’s language. Tho picture was many days in the making, and although the caste complications were evident in the beginning, the barriers were soon overthrown. By the time the film was completed Poutou and Nyong were friendly, regardless of tho difference in .their castes.