THRILLING PRODUCTION.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 329, 23 January 1932, Page 25 (Supplement)

THRILLING PRODUCTION.

In no sense a travelogue, but a dramatic story which is filled with suspense and exciting action, “ East of Borneo ” commenced an awaited season at the Regent Theatre to-day. Scenically, “ East of Borneo ” is full of wild charm. Most of the scenes take place in the palace of the rajah, a .picturesque ruin situated on the bank of a crocodileinfested river, with an active volcano topping the , mountain range in the middle distance. The cast, headed by Rose Hobart and Charles Bickford, is excellent. These two players are ideally suited to their roles, as are also Georges Renavent, Luplta Tovar and Noble Johnson. The efforts of these artists are supplemented by several hundred native Malays, who supply the “ finishing touch ” to a screen production which is in every way remarkable. The film tells the story of an American doctor who has literally buried himself in this wild region, where he. the only white man in the entire countryside, is the personal physician of - an Oriental

rajah, who rules his people from a ruined castle. Into this desolate spot comes the divorced wife of the doctor, her rekindled love causing her to follow him half way around the world. It is when her late husband spurns her and the rajah casts covetous eyes on the beautiful white woman that the drama reaches its climax, while the thunderous eruption of a nearby volcano adds terror to the scene. The Box Plans are at The Bristol Piano Company.