GRAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 153, 19 September 1927, Page 15

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“BARDELYS THE MAGNIFICENT” t In “Bardelys the Magnificent,” King Vidor’s picture for Metro -GoldwynMayer, now being screened at the Grand Theatre, John Gilbert has a role that will be an everlasting delight to his constantly increasing number of admirers. If Rafael Sabatini, the author of “Bardelys the Magnificent,” had personally chosen the hero for the picturisation of his stirring romance, he could not have made a happier selection. The love scenes of the picture are fully as convincing and moving as even those of “The Big Parade,” and of course the picturesque setting of the story, its mediaeval background, with the exotic costumes and flamboyant conventions only enhance this phase of the production. Eleanor Boardman as the heroine is thoroughly acceptable, looking every bit the kind of a girl for such a heartwinner at Bardelys. A brilliant supporting cast surrounds the star, including Roy D’Arcy as the cruel and treacherous Chatellerault, the villain of the opus; Karl Dane, comedy star of “The Big Parade,” as the ludicrous Rodenard, Bardeleys’s attendant, and Arthur Lubin, George K. Arthur, John T. Murray, Lionel Belmore and others.