AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, ETC.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19440, 28 October 1925, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, ETC.

THE GRAND “NAME THE MAN” A forceful story by Sir Hall Caine, and an all-star cast which includes Conrad Nagel, Mae Busch, Hobart Bosworth, Patsy Ruth Miller and Creighton Hale, combine to make noteworthy Victor Seastrom’s first American production, "Name the Man!” which will be screened for the last time at the Grand today and to-night. “Name the Man!” is from the celebrated English novelist’s recent best seller, “The Master Man.” It tells the striking story of a young judge whose first act of office is to pass judgment on a girl he himself wronged. The courtroom scene, which is one of the intensely dramatic incidents in the story, calls for some of the greatest emotional and dramatic acting which has ever reached the American screen, with a man—human, erring—whose deep and lasting affection for one girl is pitted in combat with his pledge to duty which calls him to say “you must die!” to a frail, sweet girl who owes her downfall to him, her judge. Mae Busch plays the part of the wronged girl—her second leading part in Hall Caine stories, with Conrad Nagel playing the part of the judge. A brilliant east, with gigantic settings picturing the ancient prison and castle on the Isle of Man, and superb photography add to the perfection of the distinguished European director’s first Goldwyn production. It will make his name familiar to every picture fan in the country and help the films to como into their own as an art as well as an entertainment. The box plans are at the Grand.