GREAT TALKIE COMEDY AT LIBERTY THEATRE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18888, 14 October 1929, Page 7

GREAT TALKIE COMEDY AT LIBERTY THEATRE.

A really good talking comedy Is always something exceptionally pleasing, and “The Cohens and the Kellys in Atlantic City,” the picture to be presented at Liberty Theatre Talkies this week, is an exceptionally pleasing example of this. In the leads of the two Cohens and the two Kellys are George Sidney and Vera Gordon, Mack Swain and Kate Price, and the juvenile leads are played by Nora Lane and Cornelius Keefe With such a cast, and with such material to work upon, the picture enters the better class of talking comedies. The Cohens and the Kellys have become famous in recent year, the Three Muskeeters of modern American light fiction. The stories always concern business, disruptions, reconciliations, furious bickerings, and everything made up at the end to allow of the son and daughter to effect a romantic ending. But while these quarrels and friendships proceed on the scree,n the audience is set for an evening of wholehearted enjoyment. All the characters speak, and they have particularly amusing lines. In this realm, George Sidney is specially funny, what with accent, gestures, despair, and all. He makes Cohen a figure of fun in the broadest sense, and get yeoman service from Vera Gordon, as his wife. Opposed to these are the Kellys, belligerent and likeable. Mack Swain and Kate Price. Not less humorous, more airy and irresponsible, they also quarrel and rejoice with the Cohens to the advantage of ther story as a comedy. In contrast to this are the two youngsters, Nora Lane and Cornelius Keefe. What they do and say is what all romantic young people do any say under given circumstances. The story the picture tells is of the

venture of the Cohens and the Kellys when they decide to boost their failing business by going to Atlantic City and staging a bathing beauty parade there for their own line of surf costumes. From then on Everything goes as gloriously wrong as it should, much to the discomfiture of the partners, and much to the glee of the audience. A brilliant comedy effort, with the reproduction over the new equipment faultless in every direction. The talking and singing support at Liberty are in every way up to the high standard set by these talkies. An interesting talking gazette will be screened. Box plans are at the Bristol Piano Company, where seats may be reserved.