GRAND THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 178, 30 July 1932, Page 11

GRAND THEATRE

CHILDREN’S COMMUNITY SING (The children’s community sing this morning at the Grand Theatre will be led by Mr G. Clapham (“Uncle -George” as the children call him). The chorus competition closes to-day. This afternoon and to-night "The Ruling Voice” will be shown. It is a story of crooks who gather their harvest of graft from controlling food instead of beer. The quality of the acting which went into the making of this picture explains the hold it is able to maintain on an audience. Walter Huston’s versatility is onve more in evidence in the role of Jack Bannister. There is a burden of work on his shoulders in carrying the theme through, and he carries it more than ably. The supporting cast was no doubt inspired by Huston’s example and gave everything they had to place their parts on the same level as his. Loretta Young as the daughter and David Manners as the young swain provide the love interest without detaching it from the story. It is interwoven deftly, becoming ’both a cause and effect of the ultimate conclusions. Doris Kenyon once more proves that her come-back in films is well advised. She does some very convincing work as the rrch woman who is unwittingly drawn into the scheme of things. Another outstanding piece of work is contributed by Dudley Digges, while Gilbert Emery, John Halliday, Willard Robertson and young Douglas Scott add to the strength of the picture as a whole.