AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

MCLEAN’S PICTURES.

‘THE STRANGER’S BANQUET.” —TUESDAY.

Marshall Neilan, now producing his pictures in association with the Goldwyn organisation, is a young pro-ducer-director who has gone steadily on from triumph to triumph. His latest picture, “ The Stranger’s Banquet,” made at the Goldwyn studios and released by United Artists, is declared one of the finest yet produced. Afr Neilan purchased the screen rights to tli is novel by Do mi Byrne several years ago, but held up production until lie should have ample resources at his call for doing it the way he believed it should ho done. His recent affiliation with Goldwyn Pictures Corporation gave him the unlimited resources and studio facilities of that big producing corporation and the super-feature, “The Stranger's "Banquet ” is the result. Much of the action of Air Byrne’s story is located in the office and yards of a great shipbuilding concern and Mr Neilan arranged with the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Company for the use of their premises after working hour for three or four weeks. Many of the workers in the great plant participate in the strike and riot scenes of the picture. The men are seen at work at various stages in the building of a great modern ship. Location, atmosphere and action are most realistic in all the shipyard scenes. This romantic background has a direct iiilluence upon the entire story and the picture Mr Neilan has made from it. A strong supporting programme including a- gazette, scenic, and comedy will be screened. Tbe prices for this gigantic picture is dress circle 2s, stalls l s Cd. Children under twelve, 6d.

MASTER PICTURES.

“YOU CAN’T FOOL YOUR WIFE.” TUESDAY. • AVhnt kind of women do men like, was a ten-cup conversation between Bebe Daniels. Beatrice Joy and Rubye do Reiner, the other day at luncheon in Aliss Joy’s dressing room at the Paramount picture studio on Long Island during the filming of “Aon Can’t Fool Your AYife,” which is the attraction at the Opera House to-mor-row night. “I don’t believe moil like these beautiful but dumb women any more,” said Miss do Remer. “A p-reltv face with nothing under tbe hair does not appeal to men, in my opinion,” “Yes. but they do not like women to lie too intellectual,” broke in .Miss Daniels. “No man likes io sit around and hear some girl prattle all about Freud and his theory of psychoanalysis. Tie likes tho woman who is pretty, 'vivacious, understanding and responsive. It’s tlie girl who strikes the happy medium between beauty and brains that pleases tho men.” And (hen Aliss Joy, who is featured in “You Can't Fool A our AYife,” spoke: “It is the brainy woman who plays the part ol the dumbbell that men like. This sort of woman always knows what to do and say al the right time. She is just- one jump ahead of her husband, yet lie never knows it. She has her own way. but at the same time makes it appear lo Im> her mate’s way.” Good supports and orchestra.