AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 February 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS

EVERYSODYS PICTURES. “THE SKA HAWK.” ALSO—ALL BLACKS V. WALKS -MATCH. WEDNESDAY mid Til l ILSHAT. Ohio in ;i long lime (here comes to t lie screen a photoplay of such magnitude. such general excellence, and such si imicj: appeal as to lil t it high above all others and estahlish it as a new high .standard for attainment. Such a pilot*ip(n.v is “The Sea Hawk,” a First National I'ictnre. produced and directed by Frank Lloyd, to he .shown for two nights only on Wednesday and Thursday. “The Sea Hawk” is that rare combination of an exceptionally idle story, a theme wllieli grips one at. I be outset and lightens it with each sneccedinit scene, a siiperh piece of direction and a rennirkahle histrionic demonstration Ly every member of the unusual 1 .;,- large and well-known cast, wliich includes .Milton Sills as the Sea Hawk. Knid Bennett. Wallace livery. Lloyd Hughes. Alan-AfeDcrmoU . Frank Currier, Wallace McDonald and several other eouallv well-known plavers. BKAUTIFUL ROMANCE. In “The Sea Hawk” Sahatini lives up to his title of “the modern Dumas," ids romance between Sir Oliver and Rosamund is-one of the most unusual I lie screen lias known, his situations are logical and decidedly entertaining, and he has given his characters real work to do. Transferring Salmi ini’s dream adventure to the cinema Frank Lloyd lias established himself (irmly us one of our truly great directors and producers. lie has fnitlil’idlv visualized the novel, has built bis play with extreme care mid made the utmost of every situation with the result that tile twelve reels of the big drama so envelop one with their dramatic bril-

liance that one is fairly carried away by them. It. required a lot of courage and a lot of ability to undertake such a gigantic adventure as the pieturisation of “The Sea Hawk,” but Mr Lloyd has handed each of the numerous hig sequences with great skill. Alis.s Williams' orchestra will play the incidental music for this great picture and the prices are: Circle 2s stalls Is Gd. The All lilacks v. Wales match, will also be. shown both nights. . Patrons are advised to reserve early at AleTntosh’s to avoid disappointment.