Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-05-16 | Page 14 | 'Dirigible' is Tense Drama at Its Best

1 t Dirigible iIii Is 1 Tense Drama t At Its Best Dirigible which opened Friday night a at the Victory ry Is an iry picture The lavish use of or super super- in advance an e announcements was as fully justified It It is called an epic of the air and it Is In the pictures taken aloft episodes ore revealed that ore are Impe imperfectly fe described de- de scribed as thrilling so O overworked lias the word ord become The almost Unbelievable unbelievable unbelievable un un- believable technique t of master cameramen cameramen cam cam- in the breaking up of ot a a. mon mon- dirigible in flight produced a acene acene scene cene that chills the blood of the spectators Over the ocean the en envelope elope of ot the air monster is se seen n peeling peeling peel peel- ing oil off revealing the lacework of ot the frame Inch by Inch the dIs- dIs ster In-ster closes in on the crew The huge blimp breaks in two amidships the after aller part pare hurtling in flames to the waters aters below The panic stricken rush forward some of them leaping caping 1 to safety In parachutes and the he others plunging down in the gon- gon riola nola and gas bag The rescue o of those imprisoned when the wreckage lands n fl 1 the sea Is a dramatic Incident Again when Ralph Graves Graves' monter mon mon- ter plane crashes at the south pole with its human cargo tind nd bur bursting ting into flames James a moment bf supreme achievement In tragedy Ds s vividly enacted JIAS REALISM The polar locate locale Imparts realism to the st story ry that furnishes a convincing ing ng background for the Int intensity that marks narks the entire production A Anever never flever t to be bc forgotten Incident is the breaking away of ofa a a. shelving path on the edge of a a. crevasse where the snow blinded Graves and his all but frozen mate are arc tugging their sledge over oyer the ice in a futile attempt t to rea reach h their base after the disaster that con con- Fumed med their plane The authentic air was drama-was pro- pro through ugh the cooperation of the United States navy at the Lakehurst station Its realism is strikingly con con- The Shenandoah tragedy is 55 vividly reenacted in pictures All Al the powerful forces of nature are given full pIa play In the retelling of the story of the Byrd expedition The harrowing life lUe of the explorer In the Antarctic is portrayed faithfully and death Is seen marching along with the intrepid men who dare him i iJ J SUPERB 1 The dramatic tale from which the picture is drawn was written by Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant Commander Frank Prank Wilbur Bead nead ead and even men of or the sea applauded applauded applauded ap ap- ap- ap the technical correctness of or the sequences The detailing of simple sim aim plc and Impressive fact is not spoiled by o overplaying ing In fact throughout throughput he entire story the superb direction pf f Frank Capra puts new jewels into the he crown o of this master showman Jack Holt Ralph Graves Gra Fay Wray and Hobart Bosworth arc In In- trusted rusted with the roles that tell the hunan hu- hu pian nan side of or this great narrative They arc are all completely satisfying in meetIng meet- meet Ing the e. e exacting acting requirements which their artistry Roscoe Karns Carns arns Harold Goodwin Clarence luse Emmett Corrigan Al At Roscoe und find nd Selmer Jackson are in the chief chiet supporting parts and leave nothing to be desired Many hundreds are In the picture fully en entitling ti tUng it toe to tobe be e classed as a a. super production A wholesome romance threads its vay ay through the story giving Fay Wray an opportunity to further establish establish es es- herself as an outstanding fig fig- lire rc among the younger women of the the screen creen world Laughing With Medbury in Africa and a a. Kat cartoon I complete the program Dirigible is nt Li the VIct Victory ry for an engagement Is announced as strictly limited d to one with no rebilling at any other ther local house this season