MAJESTIC THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 279, 28 November 1935, Page 9

MAJESTIC THEATRE

"THE RAVEN.’’ The legends of horror and mystery surrounded the writings of Edgar Allan Poe have been faithfully expounded in “The Raven,” which i< being screened at the Majestic Theatre. The thrills of “Dracula” and ‘‘Frankenstein” have been combined by incorporating the two principals, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff in this production, which is said to outdo the former pictures for terrifying dramatic power. The plot-of the story is purely imaginative, with the symbol of th< raven supplying the motive of the narrative. A mad doctor, Vollin, is suf fßring from a torture complex and set: out to demonstrate his theories. Hij principal victim is an escaped criminal who comes to him to have his face changed. The doctor distorts the man’s features and makes a slave of him, then casts a spell over a beautiful girl, and when her father tries to save her, he is himself caught in the delirious machinations of the mentally unbalanced doctor. Although the story is laid in modern surroundings, the unique settings include reproductions of the imaginative creations of Poe, such as his horror chambers, mystic mansions and bizarre inventions. Tho supporting east in the film is headed Iby Irene Ware, proclaimed as one of ’the most beautiful actresses of stage or ] screen, Lester Matthews and lan Wolfe.