MAJESTIC THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 170, 22 July 1941, Page 7

MAJESTIC THEATRE

“THE WAY OF ALL FLESH.” Heralded as a most unusual and absorbing screen drama, the Paramount picture, “The Way of All Flesh,” featuring Akim Tamiroff, Gladys George, William Henry and Muriel Angelus, will open at the Majestic Theatre .to-day. The story visualises the downfall of a happy husband and father, a bank cashier in a small town, who is duped by a band of criminals, and the allure of an adventuress and thereby loses a fortune in securities which has been entrusted to him for delivery to a client in New York. The role of the cashier is said to be one of the most exacting ever undertaken by Akim Tamiroff. The picture was directed by Louis King, from a screenplay by Lenore Coffee, based on a story by Lajos Biro and Jules Furthman. “Gone With the Wind” By rights, a report of "Gone With the Wind,” which opens next Friday at the Majestic Theatre, should be merely the statement: The greatest picture ever made—in every detail. “Gone With the Wind" is the most faithful filmisation of a novel the screen has ever attempted. Every word, character, and even in Margaret Mitchell’s dramatic story lives on the screen. It contains undoubtedly the most beautiful and breathtaking technicolour photography conceivable. Clark Gable is naturally a perfect Rhett Butler. That much was to be expected, and it is the greatest acting job he has ever done. Vivien Leigh is wholly Scarlett. She is the greatest find in a decade, definitely an overnight star. Leslie Howard is outstanding and Olivia de Havilland surpasses anything she’s ever done. Those are the stars; for the others, one phrase will cover their performance —ideal casting and brilliant acting. Among the featured players who shine brilliantly are Thomas Mitchell, Hattie McDaniel, Barbara O'Neil, Ona Munson, Laura Hope Crews, Carroll Nye, Harry Davenport, Alicia Rhett, Rand Brooks, Evelyn Keyes, Ann Rutherford, Butterfly McQueen, Oscar Polk, Victor Jory, Eddie Anderson, Fred Crane, George Reeves, Jane Darwell and Everett Brown.