McLEAN’S PICTURE COY.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 January 1917, Page 2

McLEAN’S PICTURE COY.

OPiERA HOUSE TO-NIGHT. A magnificent programme of the niosu successful movie subject will be screened by McLean’s Picture Coy. to-night. “The Siren’s Song,” a beautiful feature in five reels heads the list. Milli Diane aud Charles Trowbridge play the leading role to advantage. This is one of tho most delightful of the big corporation’s many successful features. Briefly the story is as follows: A young man who comes to the big city to mako his way in the world, lias been unfortunate in securing employment. At last he receives a position in a bank. Tlirougn his limited knowledge of tho world he is used by his employers as a tool to dupo patrons into purchasing worthless stock. Fearing detection the employers make their “get away” and leave the clerk to face the rioting depositors. Tho young man is arrested and senfenc. ed to serve four years in prison. His prison life ended, he adopts the name of John Gray and decides to go to a foreign country. On board tho steamer he meets Blake, the former bank president, and his confederate, Helen Granger. Late that night he finds Blake on the deck alone and accosts him, fearful struggle ensues at the end of which Gray is thrown overbornu. As the story is a very lengthy one, it is impossible to give even a brief account in these columns.