THE PICTURE HOUSES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 57, 18 February 1927, Page 3

THE PICTURE HOUSES.

COSY DE LUXE. Marceline Day. the pretty new star, makes another appeal free > “The Boy Friend,’’ a delightful comedy romance to be shown at the Cosy Theatre to-night. Her portrayal of a petulent country girl, who fires of her social position, but fails to make allowance for Fate and Cnpid, is an excellent effort. It shows a maturity of judgment, and more than ordinary ability. Good aupporting films are also shown. Matinee Programme. "Hard Boiled’’ with Tom Mix will be shown at the matinee and tells how he leaves Chicago for the West, to help manage a ranch which belongs to his rich unclb. On the way he is forced to exchange clothes with a physician and when he arrives at the ranch he has to masquerade :<• the doctor. He knows absolutely nothing about medicine but his masquerading has won the love of Abigail's beautiful niece and Tom decides to keep up the uecepfiron. Thereafter the picture develops in a typical Mix manner and (tfenffl. entertain all. MUNICIPAL. Municipal pictures will screen “School for Wives” with Sign'd Holmqist and Conway Tearle in the leading roles. The film deals with an artist who marries the daughter of a millionaire, but refuses to touch the wife’s prospective wealth end the plot deals with the troubles that follow their marriage and the struggles of the artist to win fame. Husband and wife become separated but are finally again brought together on the husband atfil'Mng recognition of his talents. Saturday Attraction. A cowpuncher’s experience hi n big citv life on a big ranch in Arizona and a thrilling cross-country race with a girl’s home and future as the prize feature “The Arizona Sweepstakes,” Universal-Jewel production to bo shown in the Municipal Theatre commencing to-morrow with Hoot Gibson, the “ridin’ kid” of the screen, in the leading role, A further episode of the serial will be screened aui the usual support*,