THREE THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE CLOUDS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20110, 31 March 1928, Page 15 (Supplement)

THREE THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE CLOUDS

AL WILSON IN ‘ ‘ SE.Y HIGH SAUNDERSla a plane travelling at a breathtaking elip through the clouds, Al Wilson, the screen’s greatest stunt and trick eviator, performs the most thrll ling feat of his living career in “Skv High Saunders,” a Universal Western air film that opens an engagement of three nights at the Grand Theatre io night. From the opening shot which finds •. gang of crooks using an aeroplane for their nefarious smuggling operations to the final fad.out, with the girl, of course, in the arms of the living ace, “Sky High Saunders” is a breath-tak-ing, hair-raising, mile-a minute thriller through the full five reels. Not a dull moment in the whole show, is reported by the packed house of “firstnighters- ’’ Al’s performance in this picture a ids more weight to the claims of his thousands of fans and followers who are confident that he is the greatest air acrobat in the profession. Just one of the thrilling scenes is a real fight on the wing of a ’plane two thousand feet in the air. He is surrounded by a small, out carefully selected cast of seasoned actors and actresses, each one of whom contributes an essential part to the completed pattern of the story. Ludwig Berger has begun preparation for filming “Don’t Marry ” a film comedy based on Bela Zene’s story. The story is that of a modern young woman who impersonates an oldfashioned girl to win the man of her heart. Dolpres del Rio figures as the star of “The Red Dancer of Moscow,” to be directed by RAiul Walsh from a story by H. L. Gates. Since it was under Walsh’s direction that Miss Del Rio created Channaine in “What Price Glory” and the title role tn “Loves of Carmen,” it seems fair to assufije that this latest picture will ( i.ha>ceathc current vogue Miss Del Lp.io enjoys. Charles Farrell is scheid to play opposite her.