RIALTO AND REGENT, EPSOM
“THE CANARY MURDER CASE” The chief attractions on the new Programme at the Kialto and Regent, hpeom. Theatres this evening will be tae silent version of the famous talkie 1 Ap er ’ "The Canary Murder Case." All the most exciting - features of '•aig thrilling murder story have been stained in this film. The story is one of the Philo V'ance detective dories by s. S. Van Dine, in which * New York chorus girl is murdered, the detectives have to decide w nich of six men incriminated is the gjuty one. William Powell, Louise James Hall and Charles Lane important roles. The second picture is a merry comedy.drama of the trials of a chorus entitled -Take Me Home.” Bebe oaniels and Neil Hamilton are the •tar*. “BULLDOG DRUMMOND” RONALD COLMAN IN TALKIE The biggest success New York has ewed since the advent of talking pic_„re® is •‘Bulldog Drummond,” and the 221*** individual triumph yet regis- | re d is that of Ronald Colman in the role. New York reviewers have mb«d through their books of superon Ve * *° words of praise. To f’ni one of the reports:—‘‘Mr. „ in the course of an hour or a- , Sained perhaps 500 per cent. s art f n actor, and increased his popuJ.,li,y,at least twice that, by means of Intelligence, gaiety, a , n rf e °f humour and naturalness were vr»ir 6 Qualities discernible in his tho e enough to qualify him as maJ u ,?* rior of almost every other oascuUne player who has been heard if *"• screen, and to raise the doubt any one could have played Hugh Um mond as well.” as^i lJy Richer, comedian, who sings •■Pm- n H mbep ot lhe Quartet in the lf * K Up Carried Men.” made his screen twT .L** a Protege of Gus Edwards in Kid Cabaret.’’
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 748, 22 August 1929, Page 17
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