KING GEORGE THEATRE

Hutt News, Volume 1, Issue 47, 2 May 1929, Page 5

KING GEORGE THEATRE

SATURDAY

"THE KID'S CLEVER"

il The Kid 's Clever the photoplay to be screened at the King George Theatre on. Saturday jis without doubt one o£ the funniest pictures seen here in a long time; It will keep you in gales of laughter from start to finish and proves to.be excellent entertainment for all ages and

classes.

M,any /pdcturo&rgoers will remember the wistful Glenn in such side.-splitting. comedies as "A Hero for a Night," and " The Gate Crasher.'' J±g?~ funny and entertaining as these pictures were,^ they do^ not, by far, compare with "The

Kid's Clever." Appearing as a young inventor Glenn-Tryon provides his audience ■with a succession -of laughs; The stdry concerns his attempts'to market his latest invention, a combination 'motor-boat and automobile powered by a fuelless motor. The thing is capable of performing the mosfr astounding feats on land or sea and its antics keep the audience in gales of laughter during "the entire performance. The featured cast is head-j ed by a newcomer to the sCTeen Miss I Kathryn Crawford. Her performance in '' The Kid 7a Clever V was excellent. Other players, of note in the picture are Russell Simpson, Lloyd Whitlock, George Chandlery Joan Standing, Florence Turner, Vir-: ginia Sale, Max Asher and _ Stepin Fechit. " , ' - , Also Saturday "THE WHITE SHEIK" British International: Pictures - must be v congratulated on' their= fine film version, of " King Js Mate, V Rosita Forbes' - w6*rld-famous npvel of romance and- adventure'amongst the Riff Tribes of Northern Africa. This G.A.F. picture will be presented by the "management of the King George Theatre on Saturday * The wonderful fascination of "the East has been captured and woven into the. plot with striking fidelity. Miss Forbes is famous the world over for her marvellous book on Eastern life, especially Arabian and in particular those dealing with, the .fierce Riff "tribes of Northern Africa; The film/was enacted.amidst thei'ugged Riff country and the. authoress* hers/elf was; present to assist in location and direction^, thus ensuring: .the elimination of any crudities or mistakes which a less .'experienced person might make. -"

The story itself deals with thY adventures of a high-spirited English girl who, whilst spending a holiday in Fez wanders into the mountains and is-taken prisoner by the Riffs and then taken before |heir.leader,"an Englsilunan, known as "The White . Sheik." Succeeding events provide intensely" exciting fare. •

The cast -lias been admirably chosen Lilian Hall-Davis, Jameson Thomas and .and is headed by thDse excellent artists Warwick Ward, with Julie Suedo, Gibb McLaughlan and Forrester Harvey in support, . . . ~' 'fTHE LAST .LAUGH" ' ■ and ■ ~ , '~ "SHOULD LAW DEMAND DOCTOES CONFIDENCES' . < Screening on Monday and Tuesday, May 6th and 7th is a unique double feature programme at the . King George. Theatre. In presenting -Emil Janning in'l The Last Laugh a notable depaTtiiie from the ordinary film attraction will be, seen. Throughout the seven parts there is no subtitles and that makes it the first important picture eVer made and required almost no cutting. So perfect is the continuity and, so eloquent the acfc" ing that the customary wordy explanations would be superfluous. Simplicity is the key, note of the picture and the actT ing. That is why the "humour and pathos of the picture goes;straight to the heart; Jannings plays--an old iuman character of a fashionable; ho^el, wlio once big and powerful is rutiilessl^ sacked by the manager. He sinks into despair. Then conies a twist of fiatte, poverty is destroyed in what seems to be; one-blow. Lo.ye oi many people, questionable, though it may seem, but love of the sort is scattered about happily to. a delightful climax in this jnat^rpieee qi human nature. :

, The second feature is "Should Law Denjand Doctors Confidence" a very dramatic offering featuring Henry Vobant and Lilian Hall-Davis, well-known English artists,. The story deals with an absorbing .subject, and one, that might come in to anyone's life. The judge in the play demands that the^doctor divulge

his patients secret but th<v doctor .just as sternly refuses, holding that a patient's secret is as sacred as a priest confessional* Who is right? The story has a unique and happy ending.

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday "EXCESS BAGGAGE" Small time vaudeville leading to big time lave and drama. That in a sentence is ' 'Excess Baggage one of the most interesting and successful pictures of the year which tspens at the King George Theatre on Wednesdayj Thursday aid Friday. '■' It was given to James ; Cruze. «■ of " Covered Wagon fame to direct '/Excess Baggage" and he chose William Haines for the star. vHalnes is to-day considered the inpst %uman personality on the screer. tfhesereen story is re- i ■" markaWy^elltoit and never sags-inin-torost from start to'finish* The plot is Tbased on a vaudeville troupe where Haines, as Eddie Kane, marries Josephine i>unn ( a real actress "by the way). V^^:^tf':ftaiiiß: jli&rßa£E.f6;'-lie merely "Ex-

cess Baggage" in her husband's ,act and ■when, she is given. an opportunity fo* screen success takes advantgae of. it. Josephine ; Dunn as the 'vaudeville jtnovie star is a newcomer who should go a long way. She handles;her part in a capable manner and_:filins beautifully. Kathleen * Cliflord^ Bicardo Gprtez, Greta Gransted and Cyril Chadwick are also excdfent in their roles, J ; r ."