AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1917, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS

POLLARD’S PICTURES. BONDAGE OF FEAR.” TO-MORROW NIGHT.

Ethel Clayton and Arthur Ashley are the star artists ill the five act world Film feature “ The Bondage of Fear,” the leading attraction in Pollard’s Picture display in the Princess Theatre to-morrow(Thurs-day) evening. Wine, women and song are the leading attractions in the underworld of New York of which we get a peep in “ The Bondage of Fear.” It is here we find the haunt of “ Skinny,” the dangerous and snaky crook (powerfully delineated by Arthur Ashley) enjoying the fruits of his blackmail. This play is the best of this" good firm’s production yet released, and is remarkable for some artistic studio work on sub-titles. The play has a particularly strong plot based on the infatuation of a rejected lover for the heroine. His headstrong conduct places her in a position of awful danger, which is hideously increased when he is shot down by an intruding burglar. The latter seizes on the situation to turn it to profit, .and settles down to blackmail the unfortunate young wife. Ethel Clayton as the heroine is magnificent, and her powerful act • ing places her in the very front rank of screen artists. Arthur Ashley as “Skinny,” the arch villain, is most impressive, especially in the scene on the lonely mountain lake when he buries in its still waters, the body of his victim.