AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 December 1921, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARD'S HCTURES.

DOUBLE STAR ATTRACTION

To-night Pollards arc screening a special double star programme headed by a big Metro feature starring Alice Lake in “Should a “Woman Tell" live reels. The second big picture features Earle Williams as the detective in a sensational drama entitled “The Purple Cipher” a thrilling story of mystery and adventure set in the unsolved Chinese Underworld of ’ Frisco. Four persons are informed that they will meet their death at a certain hour on a certain day, tho mysterious message being signed with the fatal symbol of one of tho strongest of the Tongs that raid in the Eastern Underworld of the West. Following this startling information, sure enough death dogged the footsteps of those who had been marked by the secret deadly Tong. Tt is a story o! dark deeds and queer twisted conspiracy silhouetted against that bizarre ami baneful spot, ’Frisco’s Chinatown, aid furnishes Earle Williams with s me of his host opportunities. To the average westerner tho Chinese Underworld of | ’Frisco is something of a mysterious myth: many of us imagine it is some place which exists only in movie stories. This is not so. This baneful spot of the contaminating Fast, the rendezvous of the Chinese Tong man. and the Oriental with all its mysterious and unsolved' tragedies which have baffled men. like the International Secret Service of America actually exists. The Purple Cipher is n faithful story telling of some of the characteristic happenings of litis “City of Mystery.” Pollard’s Symphony Orchestra will render new selections to-night.

McL.EAN’S PICTURES. AYTLLI AM HART.—FRIDAY. On Friday evening Air McLean will present “O’Malley of the Alounted” featuring William Hart in the greatest role of his career. A real detective story with Canadian North-wes-tern Mounted Policeman as the hero, nortrayed by Win. S. Hart, is “O'Malley, of the Mounted.” There is a, mystery of real thrill- the search for a murderer in the wilds of the western country. Like a blend-hound Hart follows his man into the hills and becomes one of the bandit erew which is protecting the culprit. By a strongtwist of fate the pursuer learns tn low the sister of ihc marl lie is after and the latter saves him from death at the hands of the bandits. A t"le of the law of the Croat North-west and the rod-coated riders wh. guard its wild frontiers. The worst outlaws in the country had ridden into Forked City —won the greatest events of the rodeo. lie rode on a lone limit and faced a felons’ death and got his man. The biggest rodeo or run-up ever staged for a motion picture in which (ho champion hronco-busters, ropers and riders of American West 'take part Besides tho; famous bunking horse contests. there are wild steer riding events bareback bucking, horse riding, fumy roping and thrilling cowboy games. A century coinedy “Stuffed Lions”, a travelogue and the serial “Diam ml Queen” complete the programme. Tin Orchestra’s music will include “f.uerotin Borgia” by Dunizetto. a selection from the Italian opera which will lie played immediately after the interval.