AMUSEMENTS. McLEAN’S PICTURES.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 August 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

McLEAN’S PICTURES.

“THE HUMMING BIRD”— TO-NIGHT. Gloria Swanson lias a role entirely different to those she has played before in her latest picture for Paramount “The Humming Bird.” -Miss Swanson acts with fine zest and fervor and proves by her characterisation of the little Apache girl Toinetto that she is an actress of no mean ability. It has been handled in a masterly fashion by the director, Sidney Olcott, who has lifted it well above the ordinary. The acting of Miss Swanson impressed us and ran away with the picture for a while, hut later while we enthused just as much about her acting the picture interested us intensely. -Miss Swanson plays the rolo of a littlo Apache Toinetto. She is commonly known as “The Humming Bird,” an elusive person as far as the police were concerned, and badly wanted by them. Then there conies to the littlo cafe where she dances, a newspaper man with whom she fulls in love. He goes to the war and she finds herself discovered and thrown into prison. During an airship raid she escapes and makes her way to the house of her lover who is seriously wounded. There she finds happiness when lie recovers, Imt later her dreams fall away, when she is recognised by an inspector of police. How she finds happiness would not be fair to tell as it is graphically told in the closing scones of an intensely intreesting and thrilling picture. A two reel comedy, gazette and travelogue wiH conclude this big star. The prices for this magnifieient programme are Dress Circle 2s, Stalls Is Gd, children under twelve, sixpence. Saturday. A big Alliance special “A Broadway .Madonna.”