THRILLER AND DRAMA.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20233, 17 February 1934, Page 25 (Supplement)

THRILLER AND DRAMA.

“ The Crooked Circle ” and “ Disgraced!” The new double-feature programme at the Liberty Theatre to-day is headed by “ The Crooked Circle,” a mystery-comedy starring Zasu Pitts and James Gleason. The supporting film is a drama, “ Disgraced! ” In “The Crooked Circle,” Zasu Pitts pairs with James Gleason in providing a continuous comedy interest for relief in a real ghost thriller. The two comedy specialists mentioned have several very able assistants in creating the fun and the thrills, which are so adeptly mingled as to make the picture a notable one. The story follows the lines of all the best mystery narratives It concerns the fortunes of Brand Osborne (Ben Lyon), a wealthy criminologist, who marries Thelma Parker (Irene Purcell) after a brief acquaintance. When he is about to abandon his connection with an amateur detective ring in favour of a Hindu Yogi named Yoganda (C. Henry Gordon), Osborne himself is involved in a series of strange, creepy and criminal occurrences, which seem to point to his bride-to-be as a crook. The story of a woman’s losing battle for vindication of the ultramodern code forms the entirely fresh and interesting theme of “ Disgraced! ” starring Helen Twelvetrees. “ Disgraced ! ” is the story of a girl who yields everything to the man she loves, only to find that he considers her purely a casual interest. Box plans at The Bristol.