AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, 14 March 1929, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

THE COSY THEATRE This tremendous production will be screened again this afternoon and tonight. In practically every instance this film has been described as “even greater than ‘Ben Hur.’ ” Not only by reason of the number of people gathered in its creation, not alone by virtue of its immensity, its ever-pre-sent drama; not simply because of the wealth. of ?noney and labour lavished on it does “The Trail of ’9B” rank as one of the greatest pictures of all time. Tt is because it carries its message home with trip-hammer force. Because it limns against a background of reality an amazing story of human courage and fortitude. Because it tells the story of men and women who displayed, in spite of the lure of gold, all those traits of kindliness, selfis the glory of the human race. That sacrifice, bravery, and tenacity that “The Trail of ’9B” will bring prosperity to every theatre that plays it is a foregone conclusion. It commands success. This it has proven up to the hilt .in England, Europe, and .America. It i? the most outstanding event in picture history.

“UNCLE TOM’S CABIN” Harry Pollard, who directed the £400,000 Universal product aim of “Undo Tom’s Cabni,” which will ; open at the Cosy Theatre next Tuesday played iherole of Uncle Tom himself more* than thirteen years ago. At that [ time he had. just "become acquainted , with the motion picture industry, and little did he dream that ho would in j the years to come, direct one of the r snost tremendous of screen epics. A t®ast comprised of stars was selected to Jjplay the characters made familiar to f‘everyone by. the immortal Harriet □ Beecher Stowe novel from which the was adapted. -Five thousand a .people in all took part in the making yjof the film. Included in the east are e Margarita Fischer, Arhtur Edmund t'Carew, John Hoche, Gertrude Astor, t Lucien Littlefield, George Siegmann, e !Mona Bay, Virginia Grey.