KING GEORGE THEATRE

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 21, 17 October 1929, Page 5

KING GEORGE THEATRE

SATURDAY "THE BARKER"

George Fitzmaurice, one of the most versatile directors in Hollywood has dramatic picture to the silver sheet. This time Fitzmaurice has gone to the street carnival for his colour and background. The picture is "The Barker, adapted from the famous stage success of the same name. It comes to the Kmf George on Saturday next with. Milton Sills in the title role and Dorothy MackapjU cjo-staimed ias E&ua tfce diving girl in the carnival. In sup- > port of these stars are Betty Compson and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and a "host of others. 1 ! '

•"The Barker" is a story of unusual merit and one that holds intei-est from start to finish. It deals_with. the unusual typea who follow tlie carnival' trial, and goes behind the glitter and romance of show life, giving an insight into the lives they load, and the experiences tliov encounter.

ALSO SATURDAY Hoot Gibson in B. M. Bower's -'POINTS WEST."

Anothor highly amusing and wholly entt rtniuing picture with the well known Hoot Gibson in the starring role is "Points West* which is also' on the programme. Tliis production is adapted from a story by B. M. Bower, and makes a thoroughly diverting picture, without a dull moment from the opening scene until the final climax. The picture is comedy 'and drama, and carried Gibson and Alberta Vaughan, his leading lady, from adventure to adventure with a breezy manner productive of the highest type of entertainment. The situations the story moving rapidly and scenes both thrillinrgs and humourous combine to make one of the best pictures Gibson has ever appeared in. TUESDAY The outstanding1 production "THE LOST PATROL" A sergeant and Ten men an English Cavalry Patrol, are lost in the desert through the action of the chief officer, who is killed, in keeping their destination orders to himself. They camp in the oasis and in the morning discovers the sentry dead, the corporal badly wounded and their horses stolen. The oasis is sniped by Arabs, and slowly but surely each man meets his death, until only the sergeant remains. He, realising that death is at hand prepares to tackle the enemy single-handed , and succeeds in killing four of them before he also succumbs. . "English Press notices of "The Lost PatroL" This film uplifts you—is not only a great film, but it will draw."—Sunday Despatch. "The Lost Patrol" has been made so. cleverly, it is acted so well 'by every man taking part in it, that it passes clear out of the rank of everyday pictures into that of the few screen masterpieces. ' '—The Daily Mail. "Has been given epic bigness by the naturalness of the acting and of Captain Walter Summers direction —aboye ?.!! . towor? Cyril McLaglen as the ' Serjeant. Tt is an impressive monument to 1 pfoisra.—The Daily News. '•' England has produced its own moments are terrific. I have never seen their equal on the screen. y' —The Daily Sketch.