AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 February 1926, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PIGTURES.

BUCK .IONES—WEDEMBE DA Y

Do not allow yourself to be deceived into think that “The Arizona Romeo” is just “another western photoplay.’’ In reality, it is a comedy, a drama, a thriller, a touch of society life, romance and big business all thrown together into the melting pot of fdmdom and emerging as a corking good evening’s entertainment. The stnrv opens in New York with Richard Wayne trying to bring to a conclusion a matrimon-

ial alliance Ik-1 ween his daughter Sylvia and the son of his business pardnor. Realising Unit his daughter is not particularly impressed with his choice and seeing only one way of overcoming her prejudice he resorts to strategy. He accuses the young man. who incidentally is his secretary, of embezzlement and threatens to send him to prison if his daugtor still persists in marrying him. The ruse succeeds. for Sylvia inheriting a part of her father’s obstinacy, champions the young man's cause and agrees to marry him. The following scenes are laid in a small Western town in Arizona where Sylvia, and her maid open up a beauty parlour under fictitious names awaiting the arrival of her fiance. Industry is demoralised at the nearby ranch of Tom Long. The major portion of his cowboys have fallen badly for the new beauty emporium and are indulging in manicure, facial massages and all the vanities of the effete East, fn an effort to bring them to their sense Tom Long takes a hand and after a stinging denunciation of women in general and manicurists in particular rides into to town to round up his missing men. TTe calls at the parlors and although apparently indifferent is intrigued by Sylvia’s beauty. Later in the day he overhears a plot to annoy the young woman and returns to the shop and orders a manicure. With the arrival of the plotters a thrilling fight ensues in which the men are routed and Sylvia is profuse in her appreciation of his efforts. She tolls him her story and despite his increasing love determines to assist her, believing Unit she is in love with Richard Barr. From this point the action conics thick and fast, 'fhc Sheriff is outwitted by dynamiting a bridge, there is an lynching bee, a daring ride and a flying leap from a horse to a speeding train and many other exciting incidents until. . . well.

ils’s a happy ending. Buck Jones as Tom Long, Lucy Fox as Sylvia. Wayne are excellent and surrounded by a ranaldc cost of favourites.