CLARA BOW PICTURE.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20231, 15 February 1934, Page 3

CLARA BOW PICTURE.

Famous Red-head Starred in “ Hoopla.”

“ Midnight Club,” a thrilling drama, featuring Clive Brook. Helen Vinson, George Raft and Alison Skipworth, heads the current programme at the Majestic Theatre. Entertaining shorts complete the bill of fare. Clara Bow makes her latest screen appearance in “ Hoopla,” which will be the leading attraction at the Majestic Theatre on Monday. In this story of carnival life that

dramatises the hatreds, desires, romance and the loves of the “ big top,” the famous red-headed star is said to reach the highest point of achievement m her colourful career. Clara Bow is seen as a fiery carnival dancer, and the environment of the open-air show forms

a kal ei d oscopic background for her constantly-changing emotions and the fire of her personality The story is built around this young artist, who makes a wager that she can win the love of a certain young man. The young man in question happens to be the son of the carnival’s chief “barker.” He is a youth whose nature is far removed from the hectic surroundings of the fair ground and he falls an easy prey to the polished wiles of the dazzling dancer. The boy’s father objects to the affair and there follows a series of incidents in which these three attempt to straighten out their tangled lives. The cast in support of Clara Bow is headed by Preston Foster and includes the talented comedian Herbert Mundin, James Gleason. Minna Gombell, Roger Imhof, and Florence Roberts. Box plans at The Bristol.