AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18502, 14 September 1934, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

REGENT THEATRE “TARZAN AND HIS MATE”: THRILL PICTURE TO-MORROW 1 I Oik' of the most ambitious attempts to bring a .jungle adventure story to the screen has just been completed in , ‘‘Tarzan and His Mate,” featuring i Johnny Weissmuller, ex-world champion swimmer, and Maureen O’SulliI van, which will begin at the Regent 1 to-morrow. The efforts to surpass 1 all previous jungle pictures made no- ; cessar.v tlie creation of a 100-aero area * parked densely with trees and undergrowth into which African animals <d . all kinds were released. The film is ■ a sequel to "‘Tarzan, the Ape-Man,” and Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen i O’Sullivan are once again united in - a jungle love story based-on the lam- - ous fiction characters of Edgar Rice 1 Burroughs. The ‘‘Tarzan ” books 1 have been read by lo.imiii.Oiki people in ' English alone, in addition to numerous ’ translations. j The new story tells of Tarzan’s , breath-taking adventures when lie j tries to stop a safari <d white men i from getting to the ‘‘elephants’ burial ground.” Into the primitive romance j ri packed a series of animal scenes that have never been equalled in the

filming of adventure pictures for t ho screen. Herds of elephants are shown charging members of a safari, followed by a mixed fight between elephants and ">0 lions, with Weissmuller in the middle of the struggle. Other animal thrills include a battle to the death between Weissmuller and a man-eating crocodile many feet below the water. Herds of zebras, wildebeeste, gorillas and other smaller animals are shown. The supporting east includes many players remembered for their roles in “Tar/an, the Ape-Man," including Neil Hamilton,- Forrester Harvey, and Doris Lloyd. An excellent supporting programme will include Walt Disney s noted cartoon in color, “ I'hree Little Digs,” also “Hi Neighbor," a Cleveland amusing “Our Hang" comedy, and two newsreels, in view of the success of “Tarzan and His Mate" in other towns, a capacity house is anticipated, and patrons should' reserve as early as possible to secure their favorite seats. “The Kennel Murder Case ’ concludes to-night.