KING’S TALKIES.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11390, 8 March 1930, Page 5

KING’S TALKIES.

TO-NIGHT AND MONDAY. “THE IDLE RICH”—AN ALL TALKIE.” “The Idle Rich,” taken from tlie famous stage play, “White Collars.” playing this evening, is an alien Ikie. Essentially a comedy, still Metro-Goldw.vn-Mayer’s all-talking filmisation of the great stage success is crammed with love interest, heart throbs and here and there a tense hit of drama, which William de Alille, the director, lias carefully woven into a one hundred per cent structure of pure entertainment. There’s no moral—nothing to teach it's just built to make audiences laugh a great deal, perhaps he interested in the love of a very charming young couple and maybe, too, shed a tear or heave a sigh at some little hit of poignant human interest. It’s the story of the average life of the cliff dwellers of modern cities, their joys, romances, ideals and loves. It’s the story of all of us. Conrad Nagel, who has to liis credit many hits on the talking screen, plays the young millionaire, who marries his pretty stenographer and thus is thrown i ( nto the family, a stranger who lias to win his way into their confidence. Leila Hynms is very pretty and extremely clever as the bride who can write shorthand but can’t hake biscuits, who can file correspondence hut doesn’t know how to make hash. Edythe Chapman and Janies Neill carry away the honours for character delineatibn. In addition. Gordon and Squires appear jn dialogue and songs, Keller ssters and Lynch in three songs, and Phil Spitahny’s band, eight Chester Hale girls, Paul sisters in “Jumping Jack.” “Hungarian Rhapsody.” “Among Alv Souvenirs,” “Rainbow,” “Giggling Glinty,” “Keep Smiling” and “One step to Heaven,” all singing and dancing.