“CUCKOO IN THE NEST”
“It Happened One Night ” will be scieened finally to-night at the Grand Theatre. Tcm Wall§ and Ralph Lynn are costarred in “ A Cuckoo in the Nest,” the hilarious farce-comedy which will begin a return season at the Grand Theatre to-morrow. The film is enhanced in entertainment value by the fact that it boasts a dialogue and story by Ben Travers, king of English faicewriters. It is so full of absurdities—as any robust farce should be —that you almost accept the earnestness of Tom Walls and Ralph Lynn as being genuine. In this British film, besides directing, Tom Walls plays the role of Major Bone, which he created in the stage version. His excellent makeup as a middle-aged toper, complete with “ thirsty ” moustache, ied nose and hazy eyes, make him almost unrecognisable, and “ puts years on him.” " A Cuckoo in the Nest ” is one long laugh. " Box plans at the D.I.C,
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20374, 3 August 1934, Page 3
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