"HELD BY THE LAW."
. +- PROGRAMME AT STRAND. ."Held By the Law" wag the principal attraction screened at ..the Strand Theatre on Saturday. The-story, which stars Johnny Walker, and Marguerite de la Motte, opens with tragedy, when a man is murdered at an engagement party. Suspicion falls on the girl's father, and the way in which his name-is eventually cleared and the real'murderer ".brought to justice, makes interesting ' and .thrilling drama. "The Mystic" is a picture of sensational type in. which, seeing the vast possibilities for money-making in a band of gypsies wandering through Hungary, Michael Nash, an international crook, takes Zara. a beautiful girl a« a medium. They trick the .police and fleece wealthy patrons in a sensational manner, until a girl's trust makes Nash ashamed of his roguery- After a series of amazing adventures the gypsies are deported, and resume their nomadic life. Nash follows them and marries Zara. Episode Tof "The Return of ; tho Riddle Rider," a comedy, and a news reel are shown in support.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19145, 31 October 1927, Page 4
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