JOAN CRAWFORD
"GOSGLCcS -31.. R Joan Crawford ckx ■ . ier . old flamboyance and becomes a per-. sonality with a deeper appeal. \\i«a a' backing of since.-, intelligent i.aci» sure emotional acu ig in "‘ine Gorgeous Hussey/’ which is io <.»rnmeiue i. Wanganui season at Ihe Majestic meatre on Easter Saturday. Seloom has the actress appeared more beauuiih and alluring than in the roie oi Peggy O’Nea»e, the inn-keepers daughter, who was such a power i»i American politics in the um ■ <»* ( President Jackson. The picture is. full of good acting. In the pari o. the rough-hewn President, Lionel Carry--more is most impressive, his performance being the better for a lack oi . the actors stereotyped mannerisms. Melvyn Douglas’ performance as the President’s bitter enemy, but the man. whom Peggy really loves, is excellent. while other good portraits are provided by expeiienced actors in Francnoi Tone and Robert Taylor. The film very successfully captures not only j the spirit of the period, but also the personality of the chief character.
uary Cooper and George Raft both , are studying voice production for an Impromptu song they do in Paramount's “SouL at Sea.”
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 66, 19 March 1937, Page 10
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187JOAN CRAWFORD Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 66, 19 March 1937, Page 10
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