AMUSEMENTS.
MAJESTIC THEATRE. "A MAN FROM WYOMING.'* "A Man from Wyoming," which will open at the Majestic Theatre to-day, is the tale of a young man from the great open spaces of the West, who enlistp at the first hugle call and serves valiantly in the great conflict in France. During > a particularly stiff engagement a young society girl ambulance driver (June' Collyer), craving thrills, n.akes her way to the front. "Away without Leava!" She wanders into the hero's territory and draws shell-fire. He is forced to arrest her, but though he. treats her roughly he cannot help admiring her grit. She is fascinated by his stern manliness and the xesult of it all is their marriage in a French village back of the lines. Soon they must part, and later the girl reads that her husband has been killed, in action ■ Overwhelmed by the news, she plunges into an orgy ; of wild parties; but meanwhile her husband, not killed but badly wounded, is Bebt to a base hospital, where his wife ie an attache. He is shocked to learn of her scandalous behaviour, and though she explains it, ha does not believe the explanation. Their differences lead to an estrangement, but after a series of exciting events they are brought together finally in a happy reunion. .
There are some remarkably thrilling scenes in the film, which strikes a new note in war pictures.
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20181, 9 March 1931, Page 4
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234AMUSEMENTS. Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20181, 9 March 1931, Page 4
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