"DIGGERS IN BLIGHTY.”

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12426, 19 August 1933, Page 4

"DIGGERS IN BLIGHTY.”

A PAT HANNA COMEDY SCREAM. A If there is any doubt the ability of Australian producers to make laughable, clean and technically acceptable comedies of now so much in demand in Australia and England, it will be immediately dispelled by witnessing Pat Hanna’s hilarious cornedv. gers in Blighty,” which is* at the King s Theatre to-night and Monday. This film, which is Pat Hannas nrst independent production. a sequel to * Diggers. * * The photography is excellent, the sound ur>rrate and the acting of the individual artists is as good as anything we have seen for some time, f •..» story is mainly concerned with th-i-c lovable, but irresponsible, Australian Diggers—Chic, Joe and Scotty—and ffUs of how they receive ten days "Blighty ’ leave for capturing and extracting valuable information from several German officers. They go to London, but on arriving, find they are penniless, so accept an invitatlou to stay at the home ol a wealthy English spinster (excellently played by Nellie Mortvue). Then the fun becomes absolutely- riotous, in tact, the audience cnnipletelv jrowned the dialogue at times, so deafening were their roars ol laughter. Joe Valli and George Moon prove to be good comedians as ’ Scotty ’ and Joe Mulga. Pat Hanna proves himself to be a master oi tins kind of comedy, and should become a popular star throughout the country. Alfred Frith, the famous musical comedy star, makes his film debut and is intensely amusing m several o! the highlights of the film. •Norman French gives an itnusualK fine perlorniatice as “Sir Guv Gough ’ of the British Intelligence Others who are outstanding the film are Thelma Scott. Field Fisher Prudence Irving, Guv Hastings and John D’Arcy.