AMUSEMENTS. McLEAN PICTURES.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

McLEAN PICTURES.

BLAZING BARRIERS '’—FRIDAY

On Friday evening at Af.cLean's Pictures a magnificent G-act super special entitled " Blazing Barriers ” front the novel by James Oliver Curwood will he presented. -Marguerite Courtot, Lew Cody, Edmund Breeze and Sheldon Lewis are starred in this wonderful production. One of the thrilling scenes .is the greatest forest fire in real colours ever filmed. Two men loved Jacqueline. One a suave, polished product of the cities, who thought to win her by trickery and guile, the other a woodsman, upright and honourable, whoso love wa.s so clear as the pines among which lie dwelt. Jf you love dogs—and there are very few of us who don’t—you must not fail to see “ Blazing Barriers” for in the cast of this magnilicent production is “Taxio,” a dog of almost super human intelligence. Tnxie plays a most important part in the development of the plot and according to Dell Henderson who directed the picture, he was infinitely easy to handle. “Taxio knew what was expected of him and did it almost without a word from mo.” said Mr Henderson. " "Where 1 would have to rehearse certain players in certain scenes time and lime again to get the effect. I was after, f merely had to talk to Taxio, giving him the idea of what I wanted done, and, lo and behold, it was done! All of which, T know, sounds incredible to a great many people, and to whom i can only say that they don’t know Taxio. He is without a doubt the most remarkable animal I have ever come in contact with and 1 fee] confident that nil fhose who set: his splendid work in the picture arc going to agree with me.” A two-reel comedy, gazette and scenic will complete this big programme. McLean’* Supremo Or chest rn will render new selections. .Sntuday. Oath,” a. monster programme. Tuesday.— ” The Green Gdddess ”

MASTER PICTUREB. “ ONLY 38,” -FRIDAY. .Master Pictures present on Friday evening at the Opera House a Paramount production “ Only 118,“ in which May AlcAvoy. Lois Wilson. Elliott Dexter and George Fawcett are featured. Mothers and daughters have often heroine the best of pals, hut seldom, indued, do the host- of pals suddenly become mother and daughter. The first known instance of that occurring in screen annals has just taken place at the Paramount West Coast studio. For years Lois Wilson and May AfeAvoy have been inseparable comrades, confidants of joys and sorrows alike. Afiss Wilson, being three inches the taller of the two and weighing perhaps fifteen pounds more, ha- always “mothered” Miss McAvoy. Opening scenes of the picture show Air- Stanley (Aliss Wilson) in the act of moving. Piles of boxes, furniture scattered to every corner. trunks stacked in places where they are forever in the way, barrels of packed china and rubbish and dirt on everv side make a. scene which every woman will readily recognise and. since they are not involved, enjoy. Supporting programme of comedy, travelogue, and gazette, with full musical programme by Bonetti’s Orchestra.