AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1922, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARD’S PICTURE*. 0» Wednesday Pollards are presenting George Barr McCuteheOn’s fine story “Sherry,” it makes an equally fine picture, and with Pat O'Malley, better known perhaps as the dare-devil reporter in Marshall Neilan’s “Go and Get It,” gives a finished and careful portrayal of Sheridan Redpath, the young man who sowed a rich harvest of dollars and wine, and then proceeds when down and out to life himself back again to a respected niche in the community by dint of assiduous toil.. Of course bi ß inspiration was a girl, played charmingly by Lillian Hall. There is action aplenty in this drama as in his former success, andi the story is admirably presented. No one can fail to sympathise with the young mini making an honest endeavour to rehabilitate himself and to appreciate with relish bis passage along the stormy road of romance and love. A Topical Budget, and a two-reel comedy will also be shown. Tears vie with smiles in the story of “Homespun Folks,” Thomas H. Ince’s tremendous triumph for the Associated Producers’ Inc., which will he' shown at the Princess Theatre on Thursday. Perhaps no photoplay in recent years has had such a vast wealth of appeal containing human interest, comedy and melodrama. It tells of a country lawyer’s fight against crooked politics, and as a modern picture of small town life, holds the mirror truthfully to the real' thing. These are the* high lights of “Homespun Folks”—its realness, its truth and its simple honesty. The characters are real, the plot is a story of liumsn people and the direction is chock full of master touches. Lloyd Hughes, as the young district attorney wi,th a conscience, makes a definite step upward in his screen career, breadth and scope being apparent in his characterisation. A Gaumont Graphic, comedy and second episode of “Hidden Dangers” will also ho shown.

McLEAN?S PICTURES. “CLAY DOLLARS” TO-NIGHT. Mr McLean presents to-night a star attraction featuring Eugene O’Brien in “Clay Dollars.” Ruth Dwyer was a twinklor with the ZeiegKJd Follies until rccontly—when she was induced to become a screen luminary in support of Eugene O’Brien in “Clay Dollars of Eugene O’Brien in Selznick’s “Clay Dollars.” Prior to becoming a Folly Girl, Ruth 'sold silk in a department store at Seattle. One night she danced as the girl in a pictorial prologue to “On With the Dance”—and her singing and art won her an engagement with Ziegfeld. She is a real beauty—is just twenty-one, and will soon he a regular little star. The supporting pictures include the, serial “The Branded Four,” a 2-reel Sunshine Comedy and a gazette.