AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1926, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES. “ THE CODE OF THE SEA ” —TO-NIGHT. Caught in the very maws of a terrifie storm at sea while working aboard the lightship lie lief, eight miles out of the •San Francisco harbour, thirty members of Victor Fleming’s “ Code of the SeaJ’ company narrowly escaped drowning. “The storm came up about noontime, ’ related Rod La Roque, who is featured in tins Byron Morgan story for Paramount with Jacqueline Logan. “ All of us were so interested in the spectacular water stuff we were filming, that we ignored the intensity of the gale. When it came time for onr tag to come to take us off the lightship wo found that it: could not' nppi-oacPl the anchored craft. In a driving rain sailors helped us into small boats, in which ivc were to make our way to the tug. which stood off about twenty yards, waiting to pick us up..None of us ever knew that twenty yards of water could contain so much fury. One of our little shells capsized. throwing three extra men into the teeth of the raging waves. For innately they were picked up before anything happened to them. AVe all got a thrill that won’t he on the screen hut it was of invaluable benefit to all of us for it enabled us to appreciate the stark horror of being in danger at sea.”—A vital dramatic issue in “Code of the Sea.” which comes to the Princess Theatre to-night. The picture was adapted to the screen from the original story by Bertram Millhauser. Those in the strong supporting cast include George Fawcett, Maurice Flynn. Luke Cosgrove, Lillian Leighton and Sam Appell. A comedy and “ Beasts of Paradise ” serial will also be shown to-night.