LON CHANEY IN "WEST OF ZANZIBAR," MAJESTIC, WEDNESDAY.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 69, 23 April 1929, Page 2

LON CHANEY IN "WEST OF ZANZIBAR," MAJESTIC, WEDNESDAY.

''West oi Zanzihar," a Metro-Gold- 1 wyn-Mayer jiroduetion, with J.un Chaney as the sini.^ter "Dead Geg- , Flint.'' paralysed "white vooduo'' ot | a savage Afriean tribe, is tlie attrae- j tion eoniing on WedneMlay to the liopular Majestie Theatre. The new I Yletro-Gold wyn-Mayer production, a grim draiua oi priniitive emotions in a : wild jungle, show.s C'haiiev in oue oi j tlie most remarkahle ot his rok-s, that | oi a l'oriner st :;ge liiagieian who. paral\sed in a light with the man who stole ! i is wile's love. iollows his eiie.ny inio the Dark ('ontiiieiit. iising his magie to terrorise and rule savnges and to wreak a terrihle rovenge. The draniatic eiiinax of the most gripping deiiouemeiits literature has over produced. and through it all runs a delieate romanee, th is heing onacted by Alary Nolan, as the magician's (laughter, and AVarner Baxter, a renegade lihysieian in the jungles, who fnids regeneratiou in her love. Liouel Barryniore plays Ihe enemy whom Chauey reieiities.sl.v pursues, and Kalla Fa-iia, Boseoe Ward, Jane Daly and other.s of note are in tho supporting east. i'od Browning, responsihle ior ''Tho Unholy Three," "Tlie Road io Alandalav" aua other outstanding C'hanev liits, direetcd the new produetion. "The Desert Bride," tho Colunibia production. i.s a coJourfiil draiua of the Near East with thrilling sequences in Arabian palaces, bazaars aud market places. The glamorous life of a Molianuncdan city, with its stibtle uiidereurrents, is faithfully portrayed on tlie sereen. Betty Compson has a powerful dramatie role anud the sandstonns of the desert, thc intrigue and rebellions of A'rabs. She is ealled upon to exert avery ounce of her histrionic ability. Miss Compson is eapablv supported by Allan Forrest, who does .soine exeellent work in tlie role of a Freneh seeret scrvice agcnt. Otto Matiesen is east as the suave Arabian, who poses as a, friend to the Freneh while he seerctlv foments the natives into robellion. rJ'herc are tense .sequcnees requiring massive sets and hundrcds of extj'a players, as castles aro stonncd, a beautiful girl sold in tho market place and thrilling roseues staged. Tho sand-storm on the desert i.s particularly well done. "The Desert Bride" is a picturo which wiii liold any audienee Jt was made under tlie dircction of AYalter Lang from a story by Ewart Adaiuson. I'lan at tlie Brislol Piano Co. Theatre 'phono 270s'.