ROXY

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1043, 6 August 1930, Page 15

ROXY

“TROOPERS THREE” Coming 1.0 the Roxy Theatre today is the new Tiffany production, “Troopers Three,” an all-dialogue picture released by Cinema Art Films. Arthur Guy Empey, World War veteran, cavalryman and author, wrote the story, which tells of three misfits who find themselves. through a trick, signed up for three years in the cavalry. From failure as actors to success as wild-riding, hard-fighting troopers is the achievement of Eddie, Bugs and Sunny—the three rookies played by Rex Lease, Roscoe Karas and Slim Summerville. It is Eddie’s freshness that gets them into the cavalry and once there, it is that same trouble that gets him the hard knocks that finally make a man of him and worthy of the love of the prettiest girl at the post, Dorothy dark, played by Dorothy Gulliver. A feature of “Troopers Three'* is the manoeuvres of cavalry troops. Various riding games and daring stunts are performed, such as a rescue race, mounted fencing, wig-wagging, pyramid riding and Roman racing. Bright talkie shorts are also being shown at the Roxy. Betty Compson is the star of the second big talking comedy of this fine programme. This is entitled ‘The Time, the Place and the Girl.” Here she portrays a wife who refuses to accept inattention from any man—much less her husband. To Mrs. Doris Ward a husband is just an animated pocket book and every man is a new chance for an affair. Miss Compson brings ail of her rare talent in portraying women of this type to the role, which contributes largely to the sudfcess of this picture. Very shortly, the Roxy will present a programme of outstanding interest. The chief features will be “The Hate Ship,” a brilliant melodrama said to be more dramatic than “Atlantic.” and “Harmony Heaven.” the first British colour and singing production.