RIALTO AND REGENT, EPSOM
"FORGOTTEN FACES” “Forgotten Faces,” a dramatic storv of underworld life, which was described by the London Daily .'Tail” as *a picture with power, tru< # * .... . « ity, pictorial crispness anu beauty.” is; now at the Rialto and Regent (Epsom > Theatres. “Forgotten Faces” has all the elements which attract, and not the least of them is the cast, with Clivf Broolj, Mary Brian, Budanova and X n.i PowellJ An elegant crook returns to his home, and is maddened to murder by what ho finds. Penitentiary walls close about him for life. Before he gives himself up to the law, however, ho leaves his infant daughter on the doorstep of a wealthy couple. By a clever method, a time Japs'* of 15 years is indicated w ithout any slowing up in tempo. Then comes a desperate game, with the happiness of the convict’s daughter at stake. There are some splendidly realistic penitentity scenes, including an attempted prison break. “Warming Up." a breezy Americ r baseball story, starring Richard Dix. will also be shown.
So successful was Raymond Hackett's talking picture debut in “The T\rial of Mary Dugan," the 100 per cent, talking version of Bayard Veiller's popular melodrama, that this young actor has been assigned a featured part in Metro-Goldwyn-Maycr’s forthcoming "Madame X.' Rot] famous stage star, will play the title role, and Hackett will be seen as her son.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 638, 15 April 1929, Page 13
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230RIALTO AND REGENT, EPSOM Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 638, 15 April 1929, Page 13
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