PATEA TOWN HALL TALKIES

Patea Mail, Volume LIII, 9 March 1932, Page 3

PATEA TOWN HALL TALKIES

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY—MATINEE TO-DAY AT 2.15 P.M. —“SEED.”

A screen play dealing seriously with domestic problems is always full of interest, if it is well done. , And “Seed” is much better than “well done.” It is superlative —without doubt one of the best talking pictures ever produced. The story was adapted from Norris’ much-discussed best-sel-ler, and its principal roles are acted by a trio of players whose ability is of a very high order. John Boles is seen as a husband and father whose latent abilities as a writer have been wrecked because he must continually devote himself to the difficult task of supporting a large family of children. Genevieve Tobin gives a magnificent portrayal of the boyhood sweetheart of the would-be writer. She appears ten years after his marriage and stirs his ambition which, under her inspiration', flames into successful creative writing. Then there is the third member of this remarkable trio of players —Lois Wilson, in the role of the author's wife, the mother of his five children. Her performance is a classic of acting—unquestionably the greatest mother-por-trayal ever seen on the screen, and utterly natural. It is the situation between the two women for the love of the man that dominates the action of the story; and in the telling of it, Director John M. Stahl has achieved an extraordinarily dramatic and interesting production. The supporting cast includes Raymond, Haekett, Bette Davis, Zasu Pitts, Frances Dade, Richard Tucker, and a remarkable group of five children, who add greatly to the enjoyment of tlic picture.