AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1921, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS

POLLARD’S nCTURSS. .MITCHELL LEWIS, TO-NIGHT. •Mitchell Lewis has I i'l-ii given ;i idle thin lits him well in "King SprUeo,” the Holnmn Day story, and the star furnishes a welcome relief from ilie many handsime young movi. heroes. His roughness, virility and strength are in ijerfect harmony with the crashing of timber and the cries n ’. lumherpack. This picture should come close to pleasing everyone, and those wlm love the great outdoors will find • King Spruce” decided!-,' interesting. o . iv outdoor settings in and around' a typical American lumber camp' forms a very entertaining background for this Mitchell Lewis production. The picture at times holders e'e-ely on melodrama and gives the -pociator a teal thrill unite niten. ! ta-.e e:- ist s an evenness of '<•!!• lug and a gradual step until the climax that ettnnot fail to Iml 1 the iutoiest throughout. Plenty of plot material no t rapid action abounds, w hile tlm wnrk of Mr Lewis' su|ipoil is consistently line. It is a gripping human di a nut that belds the interest oi Dm scci‘.ator from first to hist by its siii,jc > 1,-til l appeal, rather than by a 5,..;'-s of thrills illieefed to excite the ~ . v ,. s ~f nti(lienees. Hut many n seetie i.everllndesM, raises ti supreme thrill nl sh er excitement. Child among these is a spectacular forest lire said to he one -,f •tie most gigantic incidents of i‘kind over enacted for the screen. Ruin,-. lovers, who recall Mitchell i<" ,s ■ cniirkahle performance in the role ol tl„. half-hreed ill Hex Beach’s "The IVtvrier,” will find him erpmUy virile it, "King Spruce," the greatest Mjt-i-’iell Lewis production since 'Hie Harrier.” A Gazette, scenic, and a comedy will complete a .fine programme.