Universal Weekly (1924-1936)

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and ROW Rim Daily THE DAILY Strogoff » f ;;r;;>.';{rha^ so decreed. And producing brains, alwa) ^ ^^ 'se i,.».i;no this command, are now will make THIS Jules Verne story is one of the most Americanized of imported pictures to reach these shores It. h ts the accepted standards o production and entertainment m KS country with an accur > whiclytoo often is sadly lackin in firms made on the Continent. The presewt tendency m domestic -production gjav'J^^//. ■ so di ahvay this c ;;;.sy shaping their plans accordingly, "btrogoft IS of the tvpe that theater goers want. Therefore, it money. Expensively Made Films dc France, spo.iso.cd l.y Sapcnc, publisher of the povveriul Par" ••Le Matin," made .he picture There were no strings on the pocke _ Lk. Tourjansky.the di-tor ecu d „ot have been restricted, for if h. had some of his striking sequence, '^uld never have seen dayhgl-' Strogoff. Czaf's courier, is ordered fo break through Tartar country m ;,aer to Nvarn the Grand Duke o. "Siion. The story, tells how he succeeded. It moves rapidly. The ingredients ar box-office: love interest heroic • lavish and colorful spectacle, effect ve battle scenes, and a corking go d |fi,ht with the villain. Several ep'sodes^are ^olor, not glarui^. eff c^^^ 'hut soft, pleasing shades that strike a go rg-u' and vet not gaudy tone. A Gesture from France? There has been some talk that France was about to step out as a producer; thafa bid for a pace the international market would be made. If "Strogoff' this determination ^promise \r:;:s S the producing elements held to be ne<;essary for success m the vast American market can be u-idcrstpod most adequately French industry. was made since took hold, the has become more than The 4)icture clearly in bv the K AN N Presented by CARL LAEMMLE A UNIVERSAL FILM DE FRANCE TRIUMPH