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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1009, 27 June 1930, Page 17

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5 “BLACK WATERS” j When "Black Waters,” the British Dominions hirst all-talking picture, - was screened at the Roxy Theatre. ! picturegoers were treated to several ■ j different surprises. They saw the first ■ ! International all-dialogue picture; they ; i witnessed a personal triumph for sev- * ; eral well-known actors, who have pre- ’ I viously appeared only in silent j photo-plays, and they enjoyed perhaps : i one of the best talking picture ever I, resented in this City. ’ ! Adapted from the successful Broad- . way stage play, “Fog,” by John AVilliard, author of "The Cat and the I Canary.” “Black Waters” is the story ; j of an' uncanny series of happenings 3 i aboard a mystery ship, which lies in a murky San Francisco dock. To this ship, five oddly assorted characters have been summoned by strange letters. It is a mystery to the audience ■ why they /should each obey their summons, though it is Quite evident that ail have some unknown reason for wishing to see tlie ship's owner, Captain “Tiger” Larrabee. There then ensures an amazing se- ’ quencc. of weird and thrilling adven--1 tures, and right till the very last scene ’ of the film, the identity of the so- * called “Tiger” Larrabee remains a secret. The. climax is a masterpiece, i, and leaves the audience gasping under jj a deluge of thrills. 1 Virginia Valli, who may be seen in e the leading feminine role in "Guilty?”— the Columbia all-talking drama, now showing at the Roxy as the second feature —-was the first actress to adopt •j | the boyish haircut, also among the first . to let it grow into a longer bob. e Appeai-ing with Mi s s Valli in t “Guilty?” are John Holland, John St. - Polls, Lydia Knott and Erville Aldero j son. This distinguished cast was n i directed by the well-known director, ; George B. Seitz.