FASCINATING FILM

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 144, 19 June 1936, Page 10

FASCINATING FILM

DRAMA AT MAJESTIC “SIOKY UF LOUIS PASTEUR” Oat of the fascinating material o A tne Hie ox ue scientist. luOdis x'asceur, v/arner Eros. First National have maue a fine unn, “Tile Story of jjOuis xasoeuL," which will commence sc-eanjig at tne Mijestic Theatre to-day. Il is an ingenious weaving of the story of i.'dslcur into a dramatic production embellished with the niaguilicent acting oi I’aul Muni as the scientist and carried out in a manner which will make it one c-f those films tnat arc remembered and discussed for years. Pasteur’s light tu prove tnat microbes are the cause oi disease, his dramatic pursuit of the remedy for the most deauiy of ailments, his conflict with the medical opinion cl the day, and his iinal triumph, are all vividly picturised and invested with an excitement seldom to be found on the screen. Dramatic licence reinforces tiic points of his discovery of a vaccine against hydrophobia when the Russian Government sent almost two dozen peasants on a nineteen days journey to Paris to seek life from the ’•reat researcher, and the personal conflicts and general ridicule which were Pasteur’s lot in a day when there was wide belief in the spontaneous generation of disease in the body. The personal relations of Pasteur are cunningly used to strengthen an already vix id theme and in the supporting cast are such outstanding players as Josephine Hutchinson, Anita Louise and Donald Woc.ds. Sydney Press comment u-u “the Story of Louis Pasteur” reveals appreciation of a wonderful film. “A pic turc which will stand among the most notable c-f 1936,” stated the Sydney Morning Herald. The Telegraph refers to it as a “poignantlv beautiful picture and a beautiful production.” If Wanganui patrons do not applaud this film it will be because they are too deeply appreciative of its magnificence. Alarian Marsh has been given the leading role in Columbia's “Queen Money.’ ’