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Show oo Jack Holt in Story of the South Seas Now at the Alhambra The magic spell of the long glistening glisten-ing beaches and swaying palms of th'i oxotic south Sets was wafted Into the Alhambra theatre last evening, when Jack Holt's new Paramount starring picture. "The Man Unconquerable," ro-. ro-. d its initial presentation It Is a story of great power, dealing deal-ing as It does with a young man who has been reared with a profound respect re-spect for law and order. He inherits his uncle's pearling grounds on nn Island in the South Pacific, and he resolves re-solves that he will maintain his peaceful peace-ful principals in his new possession. But ho has misjudged the elemental passions and cunning of the pearlers and finds that he has to discard his theories and fight. And when he does fight he'ls unconquerable Tho star is superb in the role and has not been seen In a part which fitted fit-ted him belter In a long while. Sylvia Dreamer, making a welcome reappearance reap-pearance In Paramount pictures, Is excellent ex-cellent In tho role of the little French girl who first stirs th man Into a flphting mood with her scorn and then calms him with a smile. The picture had beeti perfectly Invested In-vested with the atmosphere of which the story deals, and moves with tho swiftness of a machine gun. The supporting sup-porting members of the cast acquit themsolxes with distinction and tho direction by Joseph Henabery nm been faultless. |