“RAMONA”
IN AUCKLAND SHORTLY Brilliant, glamorous, scintillating with romantic charm, vibrant with dramatic tensity—that is “Ramona,” shortly be released in Auckland. “Ramona'' is a screen triumph. Its acting, photography and scenic beauties stamp it as one of the finest, most artistic pictures ever produced. In the screen version of this story, from Helen Hunt Jackson’s classic love story, Edwin Carewe has caught all the romantie spirit of early California in the colour* ful days of the Spanish Dons, and he has faithfully brought to life the beloved characters of the book. Dolors* Del Rio as “Ramona” is superb. Sh# invests her role with sincerity, dee; understanding, poignant feeling and artistic conception. Warner Baxter plays “Allesandro,” the Indian, wfci a romantic dash and realism. His portrayal of this difficult role is 2 highly commendable expression of dramatic art. Roland Drew, in the part of “Don Felipe,” a young Spanish gentleman of wealth, gives a splendid performance that is human and sympathetic.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 444, 28 August 1928, Page 14
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160“RAMONA” Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 444, 28 August 1928, Page 14
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