'MAN POWER'

Evening Star, Issue 19797, 22 February 1928, Page 6

'MAN POWER'

A RICHARD DIX PRODUCTION A picture crammed with high dramatic action will bo screened at the Octagon Theatre on Friday next, when ‘Man Power’ will receive its initial screening. Richard Dix is the loatiued player, and ho has the role of Tom Roberts, an ex-officer in the Tank Corps, who is in search of work, lie obtains a position in the Stoddard Motor Works, the owner of which has lost most of his capital as the result of experimenting with a new stylo of tractor. It is a failure,' however, and Ins manager is giving 'information about his affairs to a. rival (inn. Tom falls in love with Alice Stoddard, the daughter of the owner, and secretly commences working on the tractors, and finds the reason of their failure. This is rectified. and Tom decides to drive the tractor along the main street of the town All goes well till ho is in the vicinity of where Stoddard is attempting to float a loan from a friend, and the engine fails. The onlookers commence to jeer, and tiio loan cannot bo raised. Tom com -nces work on it again, however, and hy Christmas time has repaired it. In the meantime there has been heavy rain, and desperate attempts are being made to prevent the dam from bursting. The workers are awaiting a supply of dynamite with which to make a'new spillway, but the waggons have • become bogged, so Tom decided to haul the waggons up with the tractor. He arrives in the nick of time and the dam is saved. The success of the tractor vs then assured, and Tom and Alice find happiness together In addition to Dix, the cast incldes Mary Brian, Philip Strange, Charles Hill, Mailcs, George Irving, and Charles Clary.