A ZANE GREY FEATURE.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18412, 19 June 1925, Page 15

A ZANE GREY FEATURE.

"WANDERER OF THE WASTELAND." LIBERTJ THEATRE) TO-MORROW. "Wanderer of the Wasteland" is perhaps Zane Grey's beat novel. It tells a gripping story, packed with thrills, with a charming romance. The entire picture has been made in natural colours at a tremendous cost. The producing company was taken to the vast deserts and actual localities mentioned by Zane Grey in his novel. The story is as follows:—Adam Larey (Jack Holt) works at the yold mine in the picturesque town of Picacho His brother Guerd Larey and Collishaw, known as the hanging sheriff, arrive in town and try their luck at the card tables. Guerd loses heavily. The arrival of the steamer at the landing Btage draws most people to that spot, and it is there that Adam Larey meets, for a few brief moments, -Ruth Virey on her way down the river. On his return he finds that his brother is trying to steal money that Adam has refused to' give him to cover his gambling debts. Collishaw •is ■ with him. In the struggle a gun is fired and Guerd Larey falls apparently dead!. The sheriff attempts to arrest Adam, but,_ flinging the gun in the sheriff's face, blinding ■him, Adam makes good his escape. He then becomes ''Wanderer of the Wasteland/'. This Zane Grey staPfy has lost none of its vitality by its transfer to the screen. As a matter of fact; under the capable, direction of Irvine Willat, the picture brings out with effective vividness all the dramatic strength of the story. The fact that it was made entirely in colouts—there isn't a black and white sequence in the entire feature—lends «normously. to its interest. All the •featured roles are in able hands. Jack Holt's characterisation of the title part is a noble one. Billie Dove fits perfectly into the picture; Noah Beery does a splendid bit of character acting, and Kathlyn Williams does very good work. The second big feature is "Squibs' Honeymoon." Those who have seen Betty Balfour in her inimitable comedies on tho screen . will hail with delight the clever travesty of a happy wedding in which she appears in "Squibs' Honeymoon." Betty, as Squibs, has constructed a. lovable little Cockney personage, and the happy wedding is in fine contrast to the awful things that happen afterwards. At 11 a.m. she is a blushing, but deliriously happy, bride, but at 11 p.m. she is a jealous, frantic wife. The honeymoon takes them to France, where the weirdest things take At Calais trouble begins, when the husband takes a fast non-stop train to-Paris, and leaves lu's wife behind. He comes racing back, but find she has taken a slow train and got lost. They chase each other interminably, until it looks as if happiness would never crown the bridei Fred. Groves, Hugh Wright, Frank Stanmore, and Irene Tripod are other clover members of. the cast, and the film scintillates with novel mishaps. On the same programme there is an excellent comedy, "The Mystery Man," featuring Snub Pollard. ' The Liberty Quality Orchestra, under the able oonductorship of Mr Howard Moody, will provide a fine programme of , incidental music. Intending patrons are strongly urged to book their seats at The Bristol Piano For telephone reserves ring Liberty Theatre 2306.