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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 981, 26 May 1930, Page 16

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SUCCESS OF “ATLANTIC” The British-made talking picture “Atlantic,” which attracted large and appreciative audiences at the Roxy Theatre last week, will be screened for only two more days. It it noticeable, but not at all remarkable, that Auckland audiences have been quick to realise that* there is in their midst a talking film produced at Home that not only competes with the American product, but leaves the Californian article behind in the race for worldfilm supremacy. “Atlantic” is played by English actors and actresses who are a delight to watch and to listen to. It is adapted from Ernest Raymond’s play, “The Berg,” and is based entirely upon the wreck of the Titanic. A more powerful theme could not be imagined, a theme that is at once powerful and emotional, and the drama increases until the climax is effected in a mad scramble for boat room, or in the stolid heroism of those who are necessarily left on the doomed vessel. The reproduction of the Titanic is an extraordinary example of screencraft and a great tribute must be paid to the producers for the vivid way in which they have handled the lowering of boats, the manner in which the huge crowd has been handled, and the isolated bits of human drama in which the story is very rich.