THE Shadow World

Southland Times, Issue 20498, 29 May 1928, Page 11

THE Shadow World

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ATTRACTIONS AT THE MAJESTIC. To-night: “Millionaires” (George Sidney, Louise Fazenda), “Fighting Love” (Jetta Goudal). JTo-morrow: “Flesh and the Devil” (John Gilbert, Greta Garbo), “Silent Sanderson” (Harry Carey, Trilby Clarke). Saturday: “White Flannels” (Louise Dresser, Jason Robards), “His Dog” (Joseph Schildkraut). An entertaining story, perfect cast and skilful direction combine in making “Millionaires,” the Warner Bros, production, re. leased by Master Pictures, which will close at the Majestic to-night, a picture worthy of the entire family taking the evening off to see. The story, suggested by the E. Phillipps Oppenheim novel, “The Inevitable Millionaires,” tells the amusing tale ot an East Side tailor’s adventures, with his family, in the ratified atmosphere of Fifth Avenue, when they become millionaires overnight. George Sidney, Louise Fazenda and Vera Gordon are featured in the cast, which also includes Helene Costello, Nat Carr, Arthur Lubin and Jane Winton, all giving excellent performances. Herman Raymaker directed , this entertaining comedy-drama with unusual sympathy and understanding, and as a result “Millionaires” makes a decidedly worth-while film. Widespread search for copies of “Flesh and the Devil” opening at the Majestic morrow. Whenever a picture is based on a novel, it is the custom of most directors to read the book to the cast before commencing production. In the case of “Flesh and the Devil,” a search of all America had to be made before a single copy of the English edition of the book oculd be found The original story is by Herman Sudermann, published as “The Undying Past.” A tensely dramatic theme, based on the sociological conditions of Europe immediately before the war, this novel is a dramatic masterpiece. Intimate glimpses of a European Officers’ Training School make one of the many interesting high lights of the picture. Other scenic features of the story are famous old castles on the Rhine; marvellous “shots” of river mists falling and rising; the central railway station in Berlin; and famous beer-gardens, streets, and other public places. Virginia Browne Faire, the heroine of the Warner Master Picture, “White Flannels,” which comes to the Majestic Theatre on Saturday next, is the latest screen player to win stellar prominence after leaving Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York, whence came years ago such prominent players as Norma and Constance Talmadge, Alcie Joyce, Alice Lake and Anita Stewart. Greta Garbo, famous Swedish screen beauty, has her greatest emotional role as rhe unfaithful wife in “Flesh and the Devil,” a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer special production, which opens at the Majestic Theatre soon. As John Gilbert plays opposite Greta Garbo, and Lars Hanson is the “other man” of the triangle, picturegoers can imagine what mighty drama this unusual picture holds in store for them. It is a powerful story of European life prior to the World War, and depicts the overwhelming love storm that involved a beautiful woman and two young men. The vagaries of human nature have never been so graphically portrayed on the screen before. The picture has been wonderfully directed by Clarence Brown, and includes many well-known featured players.

Harry Carey’s newest Hunt Stromberg starring production, “Silent Sanderson,” will be seen at the Majestic Theatre, beginning to-morrow night. This is an absorbing story of love and honour that has its beginning in the familiar realm of Harry Carey—the West—and moves on to the bitter contrast of the cold merciless Yukon country where men are tossed about by the elements and preyed upon by wolves and fiends. Lovely Trilby Clark plays the leading feminine role, and this picture promises to prove even more popular than Carey’s former vehicles. Scott R. Dunlop directed and Sol Polito is responsible for the impressive reality of the photography. An exclusive country club—a wooded dale—a typical country store—and the interior of a tumble-down ranch house are among the interesting and diversified settings prepared for “His Dog,” in which Joseph Schildkraut and Julia Faye are featured and which will be on view at the Majestic Theatre on Saturday next. “His Dog,” which has as its theme the regeneration of a social outcast through the loyalty and devotion of his dog, was prepared for the screen by Olga Printzlau from the popular magazine serial by Albert Payson Terhune. Karl Brown, who for years was James Cruze’s chief cameraman, directed the picture, under the supervision of Walter Woods. “The Blood Ship,” coming soon to The Majestic, brings back in scenes of stirring intensity the colourful days of a bygone era. Realistic reproductions of the old waterfront of San Francisco. The lodging house of “The Knitting Swede,” from which seamen were shanghaied aboard outgoing hellships. A mutiny of rebellious sailors on “The Golden Bough,” nicknamed “The Blood Ship” because of the fiendish brutality of its captain and his bestial first mate. A life and death struggle with the most thrilling climax ever conceived in motion pictures. Through it all the sweet romance of a youth and a maid that plays upon the heartstrings of even the most callous. What is the world’s greatest love story? You cannot answer that question until you have seen the United Artists screen version of Tolstoy’s imperishable novel, “Resurrection.” No one who has thrilled at the supreme climaxes in the romance of Prince Dmitri and the helpless pawn of fate, Katusha Mazlova, can adequately realize their power from the printed page alone! A greater treat is coming! You will see “Resurrection,” a pulsing, living drama, magnificently produced, with Rod La Rocque in the greatest role in his career as Prince Dmitri, and Dolores Del Rio as the heroine, Katusha Mazlova very soon at The Majestic. The original Garden of Eden was a place where sin, sorrow and repining were unknown. But, quite possibly, humour was also unknown, since so much of laughter is based on the misfortunes of others. Certainly comedy is far from unknown in Corinne Griffith’s production of “The Garden of Eden,” which .will be shown here for the first time at the Majestic Theatre soon. This comedy drama, originally a German stage success by Rudolph Bernauer and Rudolph Oesterreicher, was adapted for the star by Hans Kraly, whose adroit handling of fresh situations in Ernst Lubitsch and Constance Talmadge films made his reputation. The story is one of up-to-date society in Monte Carlo, and the experiences of a little unknown singer in “crashing” the social gates. Charles Ray and Louise Dresser head the supporting cast. Lewis Milestone directed.