"THE FUG LIEUTENANT."
British-made motion picture has attained a> finish in production and style equal to the best American, and the acting, setting, scenery atmosphere, ideals, and even the men and women, are probably better fiom the standpoint of the Empire-dwellers In the English productions there is a sincerity, a naturalness, and charm that an--thT'-ot t° 1° latest En K lish production, lhe i'lag Lieutenant," a wonderfully high standard of completeness is said to have beeu reached. Ihis film will bo the feature ?! programme at the Queen's Iheatro this afternoon. The characters of the play are everyday real men and women not stage puppets; and, except for the s . con , e3 m Crete and the encounter with the Arabs, where perhaps the technical detail is not perfect, the wholo production is described as being equal to, and in many respects better than, the so-called super-films of America. Hie supports will include a new instalment oi the thrilling serial "The Strange Case of Mary Page," tlfe' latest lopical Gazette, and a bright comedy.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18007, 6 August 1920, Page 7
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