KARLOFF IN FIENDISH ROLE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13168, 29 January 1936, Page 4

KARLOFF IN FIENDISH ROLE.

Karloff is back ! Anti if .you don’t watch out, you’re going to miss Boris Karloff's splendid new offering, “The Black Room.” a Columbia picture, which opens at the King's Theatre next Thursdav January doth. The ace bogey-mail of Hollywood brings a new type of fiend to' the screen in “The Black Room.” Appearing without extensive make-up. Karloff does som e fine acting a s the murderous Baron de Barghman. Ruljng in _ his castle with a tvranicai hand, the Baron is hsted bv the Peasants. Tlie disappearance ~ot loveiv young peasant girls arouses thenr susmcions, and when they ris e in righteous rebellion/, the disappearances and consequent murders are traceable to the Baron’s grislv Black Room, which is an inspired chamber at horrors, it there ever was one I His demise, however, is fin.. lEbrought about (to audiences’ 'delight) by young Robert Allen, who portrays excellently a dashiim lieu tonaiit. When the Baron tr "es to urn Wely Marian Marsh a wav front Allen, trouble stnrtc fully for the titled head. Vce ~ “sVr mnCs lil T , fpa - t, . lro , t * es comprise fecrapp} s television ’ (A Scr innv •Avr,’, l) V 1)0 £ 0 ? p . .?iuff” (Cornedv). n)| h '-W (sports thrill) ..nd Captain Hits the Ceiling’’’ (comedy). ‘