AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 December 1924, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

MCLEAN’S PICTURES. ‘GIYLME"—TO-NIGHT. -McLean’.s present- this evening Rupert Huglies in his latest audience treat “Gimme!” No other mind now creating for the screen has brought forth a domestic story so keen in its understanding and so universal in its ■sympathy as Mr Hughes' smashing indictment of the housewife’s economic situation. In “Gimme!” Rupert Hughes displays more vividly than ever before his dee]) understanding of American home life and its problems. Again this popular creator of pictures gets under the skills of the millions by his sheer human appeal. “Gimme" makes a brilliant, clever, anil powerful appeal for a partnership arrangement in marriage wherein the wife by her part of the bargain earns a fair share of the family income and need not bo humiliated by constantly reminding i'cr husband of money requirements. AYliat a topic of burning interest- to woman! Married or unmarried, they know and feel keenly the message Afr Hughes has pictured. Here is "Womans’ ease presented beautifully, sympathetically and with a rare humorous touch oil the screen. Comedy, Gazette and l’atiie News, with full orchestra, complete a line programme.