Screen Sidelights

NZ Truth, Issue 1079, 29 July 1926, Page 2

Screen Sidelights

CONRAD FILMED JOSEPH CONRAD'S thrilling story of •* loye and adventure, "Nostromo," has been adapted to the screen by Fox Flims. This fllm will be known as "The Silver Treasure," and George O'Brien will have the leading role, as the fiery, temperamental, dashing cavalier, Nqstromo. The story is pne that is full of vivid interest and sensational scenes, the hunt for hidden treasure being the basis upon which the romance is built. ■ * • '>• • ' POL A NEGRI THE surprising feature of Pola Negri's * latest picture, "A "Woman "of thte World," is not that it is stirring, dramatic, whpjly modern story with a

rural American setting, but the fact that " it reveals the emotional actress as a comedienne of considerable d.ef tness and ability. As/ a European Countess, disappointed m love, who comep to America to forget, and turns the mid- western community of ' Maple Valley/ lowa, topsy-turvy, Miss Negri has ample opportunities of displaying the alluring side of her personality. But there are other moments during the unreeling of the. picture when she prove? that sheis as skilful m registering light comedy as she is m ' pprtraylng the more sombre shades of emotion. CHARLES AGAIN DEOPLE who sympathise * Vith Charlie Chaplin, shuffling through 4he hard world- with his . over -sized feet, will gpt a shock to learn that m h}s newest comedy, "The Circiis,'* the m „„, little comedian per-^ |

fprms weird and wonderful tricks'on the,. slack- wire, in -b Bunkums greatest f S^ffT°«cl*rth£' ' . Miss Merna. Kennedy js Charlie s. . .er^ m ?i S U 7 nl The Circus.^ , ■ _„.-,.,.„ -„ THOMAS

HELEN STRANSKY As "Torideleyo" the "vamp" in "White Cargo," a dramatic tale of the tropics which has created something.. of a sehsa- -; tion-in Australia on account of the daring nature of the dja•logue' and the dress of its' only woman character. v •'

i .m . i ... ...< ... —~* .iiiniiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiniiiiiii ■THERE doesn't " * seem to be any.doubt that Thomas, Meigrhan has made UP his mind that "Tin Gods" will be his next picture. It. is announced that three wellknown players have been cast already \n supporting roles. They are Aileen Pringle, Norman Trevor and Hence Adoree."