AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 March 1924, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

'I UK COVERED WAGON” A GREAT PICT ERE. r | lie Theatre held a large a ltd it-lice lasi eveni i;g when the special •sinr feature “The Covered Wagon” "a-; screened. “'The Covered Wagon” is an epic of st u bboniess and courage. Also it is one of the most thrilling— it is stirring. Rut to Us the thrill did not lie m iho sweep or the prairie lire or the attack of the advertised two tlious.uul Indians. it was the slow mi ward niov.-ment of the long line ot prairie si hooners that gave us that strange feeling u! exultation over the indomitable spirit of the pioneer. It is a tremendous moment when Capt. Wingate (Charles Ogle) gives the signal to start, and the pioneers in their covered wagons head into an unknown a - great and as fearsome almost as that which faced Columbus. The fording of the Platte River is superb drama. .Wan pitted against an insurmountable obstacle and he surmount -

:i . 'ibis i- no paradox. Alan’.progress is measured by his contempt of the words ”!t can't he done.” Here the stubborniic— of [he pioneer manifests itself, lie will go on. And ill a series of stirring s-eiics the river is his victim. There is a love story, of course, with l.oiWilson as .Molly Wingate, the heroine: .1. Warren Kerrigan as Will Baimion the hero, and Alan Hale as .Sam Wood hull, the villain. Rut the greatest piece el characterisation in the film i Ernest Torrence's concept ion of .luck--on, a Missouri backwoodsman. It deserves, we think, to rank with thRichard the Lion Hearted of \\ aline P ore. And her lovable character is I ullv Marshall as -Inn Rrid.ger. a scout. T< lull I' (TIH'RSPAY). This great picture wiil be repeafoil to-night. You should not miss tills P'iclurc. It has .-oinctln ug ior over. 1 . I u-’. There is a imlfaio hunt. a praii h tire, an Indian all.'mk, the gold rush, a movie love story, and all splendidly Idin i eg! a plied. ii is a great production. Tile prices to-night are: ( iivic L’s 2d. s!alls is Bil. children under twelve downstairs (id.

McLEAH'S PICTUHE3.

Kill DAY - "FACE TO FACE.” a* Princess Theatre Mcbeaiibs Pictures will present a fine programme. '! !u star pieture is entitled "Lace LPace”. A my-tery drama, presenting a baffling case, which admits of no solution until the very last reel. Is l!v law anxious to punish only the guilty? Should one man with-hold evi d, uce that could save mother’s life : When is silence :i sin ? Is the law right in demanding a liie for a life.' lie was one cf life’s failures. llis body was starved; his mind drugged ; his pockets empty. In the dead of night he climbed into the bathroom window of the Weston home and found him

•-•If face to face with a young man. lie raised his gun and fired! The next minute rough hands seized him. He saw-lying on the door the lifeless i (>dy of an old man Then arrest: then iln trial with all the evidence against him. his life depending solely Upon the stva igh 11 ore. ai d manner in which he iib! his gory. And Ins -• im| I* -lot y we - that he broke ml.o file house, and that he shot at a young, not an old S . trda i "Track ”. !|ms d Guinea: iltg by idle hundreds. No clue hut a t,.;,'-lerii w- cow track. Tim whole be) der ( uvnmiiM vup in arm,-. Enter a -l::;t- iim ii.-efnl sior.v. just :s ( ic-c knit ami log! a! : -■ any big drawing lo.in drama. Yet Western to the it IT in the excitement of its stunts and bah-:aising riiFng. Ton many We Imu- have lacked < inivim ing -lories. Toi many stoiies have failed to reveal the true spirit of the ‘West. Here i where t lie occsTul coin Li na t ion meets. Tin result A j" rf ct -how made -inc( r - ! y ibe j resm- • of Rill I’a Hon. Noble ,! oliu- on and Raaiii c flu! Ilham. Vet! > all hot ioi:r Ray. fi(ui('. it’s the-.' ! A p all star cast I A two-imel i omctly. Gazette and ca .•- teoii w ill support t hese tw o line j togtamines. Ah •(.■'•nil’s orchestra will tender the incidental music. Psna! pri