AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 February 1926, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S PICTURES. “AIA XII ATT an —to-night. A. fine picture programme will be presented ill the Princess Theatre tonight headed hy ;i special Paramount production entitled •‘.Manhattan,” the first .starring Paramount picture nf Richard Dix. Jlc is supported by Jacqueline Logan as leading lady in this story of a millionaire in search of adventure. The story is from Jeffrey Farnol’s novel. “The Definite Object, ’ It. 11. Burnside directed the picture, his first screen work. ■'.Manhattan” tells of a well-to-do young bachelor who suffers strangely from a malady which, to put it mildly, is almost driving him ha tty—inactivity. Peter .Minuit. that s the star’s role in the preducion, wants to 1,0 up and doing. And then one night adventure comes stalking in through his library window and the lid is off and genuine excitment and tin-ills are the order of the evening. Slowiv he crept into the darkened room! the flash from ids torch flickered for an install I on the safe in the room ami then lie went silently to work. Soon he became aware that there was someone else in the room and he swung round to lind that another of the “profession” had cumc on the same errand. This man was a burglar hut lie himself had been robbing his own house. So he took the name of a crook that he had seen in the morning’s paper. ‘‘.Manhattan” is advertised as Dix’s first star picture. It’ it’s any example of wind’s coming after. wo sav. hustle ’em along! .Jacqueline 1.0-,n'„ , n '„ is lending woman opposite Inc star Greonrv Kelly, prominent on the Ultimate "stage- On,go Seigmann and Gunboat Smith heads the strong supporting cast. Coming Wednesday. Hack Jones in

■‘Winner Take All. .... . Coining Thursday. ”lhree '' |K 1 'coming Friday. “Tim Story without a Name.” . Coming Saturday. ” I mcrJ.QM.