EXCELLENT FARE.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20418, 24 September 1934, Page 3

EXCELLENT FARE.

Cradle Song ” and ** Easy to Love.” Cradle Song,” described as the strangest, sweetest and most poignant love story every filmed, opened a return season at the Crystal Palace on baturdav, when it was screened together with the rollicking comedy, Easy to Love.” Dorothea Wieck in the lead brings to her role all the s - m P a thy and understanding that a perfect performance should contain. The theme of mother-love which occurs again and again in the greatest masterpieces reaches new u S * n Cradle Song.” Completely oft the beaten track of motion picture entertainment this picture is a delicate handling of a difficult theme. The story tells of a child abandoned at a convent and raised bv one of the Sister . Joanna (Dorothea \Vieck). She lavishes on the foundling all the love and affection she would have given to a child of her own. Drama and heart-break mount to a moving climax when the adopted child of the convent, grown to girlhood meets a man of the world and marries. A sparkling comedy drama of philandering husbands and jealous wives with plenty of unexpected twists in it. Easy to Love ” is attractive screen fare. All will enjoy the clever manner m which Genevieve Tobin, as Carol, undertakes to make life miserable for her husband and Charlotte, her best TI 5 , C she finds that her husband 'Adolphe Men’Ou) is neglecting her and resolves to investigate. She pavs a surprise visit to Charlottes (Mary Astor) flat and seeing her husband’s hat and lighted cigar on the table, she plays up ” to him by pretending she has tired of him and is running awav with his friend. Edward Horton "a sardine-packer. Finally it is the vo’ung people of the house who teach ' Carol and her husband a lesson. Genevieve robin is flawless as Carol. Adolphe Menjou is well cast in his best tvpe of picture. Mary Astor is charming as < harlotte and Edward Horton is a source of incessant delight in the role oi ‘Eric, the sardine-packer.