20 Apr 1939
The Four Feathers
A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.
Rewi's Last Stand
If men can die, the women and children can die also.
Star-crossed lovers, Robert and Ariana, are caught up in the New Zealand wars of the 1860s. Ariana is claimed by the Maniapoto people as one of their own and, despite Robert's chivalrous defence, is taken by them and must help them prepare for war. Robert likewise must do his patriotic duty and enlists to fight on the other side. He volunteers to ride despatch, thinking it may give him an opportunity to see Ariana again, which it does, but their joy is short-lived; Maniapoto women fight beside their men, and furthermore she is a Rangitira (noble) and will not let her people down. The climax is the siege of Oraku Pa where 300 Maori hold off 2000 troops for three days. The Maniapoto are defeated, but Ariana, although wounded, survives to be reunited with Robert.
Top Billed Cast
Leo Pilcher Robert Beaumont
Ramai Te Miha Ariana
Henare Toka Tama Te Heu Heu
Stanley Knight Corporal Ben Horton
John Gordon Brigadier Generl Carey
A.J.C. Fisher Sir George Grey
Peter Hutt A.D.C. to Grey
Colonel J.D. Swan General Cameron
Bernard Britain Captain Jackson
Raureti Te Huia Rewi Maniapoto
Mr. C.S. Wood Rev. John Morgan
Phoebe Clarke Mrs. Morgan
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