PLAZA THEATRE
"MABIE GALANTE " For those who seek the ultimati thrills and a warming human story, new Fox Film production, "-'I
Galante,” can he recommended without reservation. Ihc picture opens today at. the Plaza Theatre with Kelli Gallian, exotic and lovely importation from the European stage, makes tier screen debut iu “Marie Galante a debut, which should here am) now Inset down as one of- the most notable in screen annals. Kctti Gallian "ill go far in American pictures, She has the qualities which should place her among the really big personalities of the screen —beauty, talent, great personal glamour and charm. As the wistful -•Marie Galante,” lost far from her homeland in a maze of international intrigue, always seeking to return to the dear France from which she has been torn, Mlle. Gallian creates one of the most touching and poignant figures ever to reach the cinema, Spencer Tracy, forceful and dynamic, plays opposite her as the young American who at first tracks her down as a suspect, then comes to her defence. Together these two players weave a sped ot authentic romance, to which is added the glamour of the story’s setting the fabulous and vivid life of the Canal Zone, wits its mysteries, its passions and its secret streels. One of tne Idlest casts assembled in seasons has been recruited for “Marie Galante” by Winfield Sheehan, its producer. Such stellar players as Helen Morgan, Ned Sparks, Siegried Hamann and Arthur Byron have leading roles. Robert Loraine, one of the best-known stage stars in England, came to Hollywood, it is said, especially to play the role of Ratcliffe, foreign emissary in the dangerous international game round which the story revolves. Leslie Fenton likewise has an important role and Jay C. Flippen. Stepin Fetchit and Tito Coral are seen in effective “hits.” “Marie Galante” has also several song hits, 'which shortly should be whistled everywhere. “It s. Home.” “Song of a Dreamer” and “Serves Me Right for Treating You Wrong” are especially melodious and striking. Henry King directed “Mario Galante”' with Winfield Sheehan
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 31, 6 February 1935, Page 12
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344PLAZA THEATRE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 31, 6 February 1935, Page 12
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