“ONLY THE BRAVE”

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 424, 15 November 1930, Page 15 (Supplement)

“ONLY THE BRAVE”

FINE MAJESTIC ATTRACTION A tale of poignauL drama and sweeping realism iroui life, the picture ••Only the Brave,” to be presented at the Majestic theatre to-day. is a portrayal of the American Civil War uf 1865, and for splendid characters acting it stands high in the list of recent successes. Gary Cooper, placing the part of a Southern gentleman, is shown in the role of tighter, d.spatchrider, spy —and jilted lover. His devli-may-eare nature asserts itself after he’sees Elizabeth in the fond embrace of another man, and he volunteers to

go ‘‘across the line.” It is essential tor the success of General Grant’s plans that he should be caught in his capacity of spy. He arrives at a Southern planter’s mansion, where a detachment of the rebels are quartered. There be meets the beautiful but flirtatious daughter of the wealthy planter. Mary Brian’s representation of Barbara, as both schemer and lover, is a milestone in her screen career. Since he must be capture.!, the spy attempts to get himself it th- suspicious places, but all t>» uu advantage, and until the

di-.-.ivers his identity, he roams :-.t will through secret papers and documents. In the face of his willingness to be handed over to the authorities, she refuses to send him to his death for a firing squad is the best he can hope for if found out. Instead she hides him from the soldiers, who hit on the discovery themselves. After a succession of amusing escapes, he is finally captured and imprisoned in the house. However, the Southerners fall into the trap provided in the false dispatches, and the hero is saved.