BRILLIANT AND BRITISH

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 303, 23 December 1933, Page 11

BRILLIANT AND BRITISH

BRIGHT MAJESTIC STAR. “HIS GRACE GIVES NOTICE.” In ‘ ‘ His Grace Gives Notice, ’ ’ coming to the Majestic to-day, picturegoer: will have their first chance of seeing Viola Keats in a leading part. Nou Viola is likely to be seen very often ir future British pictures—in fact she i: marked down as a potential star. Hoi career started when she won the golf medal at the Royal Academy of Dra matic Art, and the publicity" she ob tained as a result of this brought her t( the notice of the film people. She was engaged to play small parts in one or two pictures and then Julius Hager of Twickenham Films stepped in am signed her up under a long-term con tract. “His Grace Gives Notice” ii Viola’s first film under the Twicken ham banner, and if good looks com bined with great acting ability go foi anything, Viola is set tor screen star dom. “Charlie Chan’s Greatest Case,” tin new Fox production coming next We<l nesday to the Majestic Theatre, ii doubly enriched by the selection of it; two leading players. Warner Oland famous for his portrayal of the Chai characterisation, again carries th< philosophising detective through t maze of crime and clues. Heathe: Angel has the leading feminine role The combination of these two player: in one film gives it representation fron the two poles of screen achievement. Australia’s ability to produce a talk ing picture equal to the world’s best ii claimed in “The Squatter’s Daugh ter,” Cincsound’s vivid romance of tin Australian wool industry. The picture is commencing next Saturday at the Majestic Theatre. The vigorous acti vities of a great Australian sheej station provide the setting for a ston of love and hatred, greed, and self sac rifice. The heroine. Joan Enderby, am her crippled brother, Jimmy, own am’ are proud of the station named aftei them, but they are in grave danger oi losing it because of the machination! of Clive Sherington, whose father own. s the neighbouring station of “Wara tah,” and of Nick Fletcher, his mana ger. Joan gains many helpers in hei fight, the principal one being a hand some stranger, Wayne Ridgeway. Hon tho girl retains her beloved station and gains a husband into the bargain makes a fascinating story.