PLAZA FAVOURITE
‘ EAST MEETS WEST” GEORGE ARLISS AGAIN “East Meets Xest, ’ the current attraet.o.i at the a laza ±ne_.tre stars George Ar.iss, with L.ci? i.iaiuiheim, Ballard Ber..e.ey, Romney Brent, and Gouirey A'eane. It is a Gaumont-British picture released throughout Australia and New Zealand by G.B.D. George Ar.iss' latest starring vehicle is ricn melodrama, flavoured plen.ilul.y wLh thrills, adventure and romance. As the wily Sultan of an Eastern principality, he successfully wheedles great sums of money out of Britain anu another Eastern Power, playing against them the life of a renegade Englishman, a rum-runner, whose wife has had an affair with the Sultan's Ox-ford-educated son. There is action in plenty in this offering. Arliss is his usual polished self, investing every word he speaks and every gesture ha makes with infinite digniiy and significance. Lucie Mannheim is an att. active and appealing figure as the unfortunate wife, while Romney Brent's study of a Japanese diplomat is flawless. Much excitement is derived from great crowd scenes in which natives mob for the life of the erring Englishman. The splendour of settings, dress, and manner is unique and wholly satisfying. A rich offer.ng, this, suitable for all audiences who enjoy ripe entertainment, full of thrills, romance, and the intrigue that surrounds the East.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 305, 26 December 1936, Page 14
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210PLAZA FAVOURITE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 305, 26 December 1936, Page 14
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