FINE HUMAN DRAMA.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 365, 5 March 1932, Page 25 (Supplement)

FINE HUMAN DRAMA.

“Over The Hill.” which will have its premiere release for Australia and New Zealand to-day at the Regent, is, beyond doubt, far and away the finest human drama since the advent of talkies. A complete modernised version of a classic ol' poetry, it runs like music across the heartstrings. A cross-section of a growing family, it is overflowing with the full flavour of life—drama, comedy and pathos in a perfect harmony of the human heart. James Dunn and Sally Eilers give a performance as the young lovers in this picture that will stand as a goal for a long time to come. Dunn has something close to genius in his ability to make us feel what a young man is up against in life to-day. Sally Kilers is a team-mate worthy of him in every respect. Perhaps most astounding of all, however, is the performance given by Mae Marsh. Returning to the screen, which she left twelve years ago for motherhood, Mae XSSSr’S’ZZrftlr'W ,o d r hS of the comedy of his “Twenty-three and a Half Hours’ Heave ” and the pathos of his “Stella Dallas.” Especially deserving of credit ;ilso are James Kirkwood, Olin Howland. Claire Maynard, Edward Crandall, Eula Guy, Joan ?, nd J*awley. “Over The Hill is a picture for everyone, a picture of your own heart and family—a picture that will be stored in memory for years to come. Box plans are at The Bristol.