STRAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 664, 16 May 1929, Page 15

STRAND

SUCCESS OF “IN OLD ARIZONA” Actually filmed and recorded on location, “In Old Arizona,” the line film which is daily attracting record houses to the Strand Theatre represents a distinct forward step in the art of the talking picture. For the first time, William Fox brings to the screen not only the realistic settings, but also the natural sounds of the grsat outdoors. The voices heard are voices as they really sound out in the open.

Every part is a speaking part, featured in the leading roles are two brilliant screen stars and a fascinating, stage favourite Edmund Lowe as Sergeant Dunn, the heart - breaking cavalryman; Warner Baxter as the Cisco Kid, outlawed Don Juan of the desert; and. in her first screen appearance, Dorothy

Burgess as Tonia, the fiery, fickle, light-o-love who pays the price of infidelity in one of the most startling denouements ever filmed. When Sergeant Mickey Dunn set out to capture Cisco Kid. and ended by falling in love with Tonia Maria, who reciprocated his ls>ve, then things began to happen. In the supporting roles are nearly a score of well-known players of the stage and screen. With such a cast under the masterful direction of Raoul Walsh and Irving Cummings it is no wonder audiences everywhere have acclaimed “In Old Arizona” as one of the great pictures of the year. Patrons at the Strand Theatre are also entertained by an excellent programme of short “talkie” features by the famous Fox Movietone. First there are a number of melodious Honolulu songs and hula dances by the Royal Hawaiian Singers, and a most enjoyable turn by the English • musical comedy actress. Beatrice Lillie. There is also a Fox Movietone Gazette with .Events of the day in sight and sound.