Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-22 | Page 7 | Paramount's Film Proves Refreshing

Paramount's 1 j- j Fi Film Proves Refreshing Love Is much the same the worlds world over ver which is why Last of ot the Pa- Pa Pagans gans ans now showing at tho the Paramount Paramount Paramount Para Para- mount theater Is proving refreshing entertainment for local movie fans The usual ingredients of a HollyWood Holly- Holly Wood love tale are arc there but the loalo lo- lo cab calc alo Is authentically different and the he native cast st lends an air of fresh fresh- ness ess Filmed In the south sea islands Last of the Pagans combines pictorial pic- pic t orial onal beauty with the well wen worked o out ut story of at a native nativo warriors warrior's efort efort ef- ef ort lort f to win the the- love of ot the maiden he ic captured in a wife hunting expedition despite th the opposition of ot his chief hief and the Int intervention of ot extolling ex cx tolling whites Except for lor Main Mala and Lotus who prevIously appeared In Eskimo all 11 of the skinned dark-skinned actors adou are aro natives of French Polynesia There are no white women In the tho cast ast and the white men not one of ot whom has a major role jointly pro provide vide the menace of ot civilization Mala is courting his captured woman wo wo man when a steamer arrives to trap trapa a group of the un unsuspecting natives into nto five years' years labor laborin In the potash mines of at another Island The chief who prizes Lotus for for himself gives the young oung warrior to to the white captain and the lovers are separated A mine disaster in which Mala Is Injured attempting to rescue his white foreman arid and a a. typhoon combine com com- bine ne to give the native warrior the tho break he needs to regain Lotus A year long expedition Into the south seas was necessary to film the picture and in payment for the f- f fort tort there is an air of authenticity to o many of the scenes particularly the he native dances and singing that thatIs Is particularly attractive A technicolor cartoon The Cat Came Back an Our Gang comedy comedy com corn edy Little LitHe Papa a Grantland Rice Rico featuring bird dog activities activities ties and Fox news new complete complete com corn the bill biJJ