THRILLING DRAMA

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 662, 16 January 1933, Page 3

THRILLING DRAMA

War Correspondent ” Heads Majestic Bill. Thrills 'coupled with a stlri-intr >storv War Corresponded,” Which is the major attraction on th® new programme screening at the Majestic, Theatre to-dav The recent civil wars in China are made the background of the story, which is th L age ,' old eternal triangle theme. • JF/ 1 ® two male an Sles are those cetebrated screen rivals, Ralph Graves and W l lo will be remembered lor 5/1?. thrills they provided in ” Flight ” Dirigible” and •Submarine.” Tn’e former in the present picture is th- ract, ° war correspondent, someGre’ft wr,, fearless dare-devil American aviator who having thrown in his lot as a soldier of fortune with the Chinese ceives for his exploits in the air’ the highest decorations China can give Some of these exploits open the film and one sees the intrepid aviator bring destruction single-handed to a whole squadron of hostile bombing aeroplanes many of which are actually seen to fall and crash in flames. But this is only a smali part of the thrills of the film. The apex of the triangle, and an attractive one, too, over which these two hemen plot, plan, scheme and fight, is the beautiful Lila Lee. Which of the two will win in the end may be guessed by the shrewd from the outset, but the final discomfiture of the loser is not brought about until after many tense moments and exciting scenes, which include a capture by bandits and a icscue by aeroplane. Box plans at The Bristol.