REGENT THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 196, 20 August 1934, Page 9

REGENT THEATRE

“THE BLACK CAT.” Everyone remembers Edgar Allan Poe’s masterful tale, “The Black I Cat.” But Universal Films have com* tout with their own version of “The : Black Cat.” which was screened at the i Regent ’Theatre on Saturday. It was ' written by Peter Ruric, who took his j inspiration from the Poe thriller. Kar- ■ luff and Lugosi combine their eerie I talents to product one of the strangest and wierdest pictures ever presented ou the screen. It is not the usual uut-aud-dried mystery production; it is a picture that is logical al [all times. Karloff, the greatest dailineator of uncanny characters on the screen since Lon Chancy, proves him* i self the master of make up he is in thia ] lilm. His realistic performance M [Poeizig. the macabre master of an unusual household, is superbly done. J Lugosi establishes himself as one of , the greatest character portrayers on | the screen in the role of Verdegast. I The supporting cast has David Manners and Jacqueline Wells supplying I love interest, and Egon Brecher, Anna | Duncan, Lucille Lund, and m-any j others. On the same programme . Edna May Oliver and Edward I Everett Horton commence their first i starring roles together as a comedy | team in “The Poor Rich,” an up-to-I the-miuute laughable show ba»ed on [present financial conditions, and thcil I constantly comical complications are I said to be a veritable source of laugh* I Edward’s unfailing sense of humoul > and Edna May’s antics are supple* I mented by the work of Andy I Leila Hyams. Thelma Todd, John MilJan, Una O’Connor, and many others. Banish Gloom and Brighten Night—' I'sc Mazda Lamps for Better Light* National Electrical Company.—Advt.