MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 663, 15 May 1929, Page 15

MAJESTIC

LAST DAYS OF “Q SHIPS” Conflict between love and loyalty never was more emphatic nor more dramatic than in “True Heaven,” a Fox film which is now at the Majestic Theatre. Based on a magazine story by C. E. Montague, “True Heaven” tells of a young British officer, played by George O'Brien, of “Sunrise” fame, and a beautiful but mysterious girl, “Judith,” played by Lois Moran. They meet, in a strange way, back of the British lines, and romance develops. Then they are separated to meet again within enemy lines, when the young officer is trapped and it is the girl who is confronted, with the problem of either giving him up to be shot as a spy or free him. It is love for him or loyalty to her country. Her great decision is drama of a superlative order. The second big feature on the programme is “Q Ships.” Destroyers, torpedo boats, cruisers, tramp steamers, schooners, liners, dinghys and submarines are included in the cast of this new British film, while the most outstanding personality appearing in the picture is Earl Jellicoe, who kindly consented to make a personal appearance in this New Era film, owing to the great importance of the subject with which it deals—the British Mystery Fleet, which did so much toward breaking the back of tho U-boat menace.

Hollywood extras would have a hard life if all screen productions were like “Trent’s Last Case,” which comes to the Majestic on Friday next. Except for one brief scene that includes two policemen and a doctor, there is not an extra player in the entire picture. The eight principal roles are all there are, but these roles are filled by a notable group of players. Donald Crisp, Raymond Griffith, Raymond Hatton. Marceline Day, Lawrence Gray, Nicholas Soussanin, Anita Garvin and Ed. Kennedy form the outstanding cast of this unique film, which is said to achieve new records as a perfect example of mystery pictures. The musical side of the programme is of course in the hands of Mr. Wh itef or d-Waugh's Majestic Orchestra.