AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1926, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYEODYS PICTURES.

GOLD AND 'THE GIRL ” —WEDNESDAY.

Buck Jones bought a white horse, anti right after that iie must have seen a reel-headed girl, for he certainly does have pots of luck—-in the films ami out of them. Whether a black and white Boston hull dog is supposed to add anything to the combination or not is not definitely knonm among the screen “ lucksters,” hut anyway a dog answering that description features quite prominently in “ Gold and tlm Girl,” which opcncs on Wednesday at the Princess Theatre. 'Buck calls his dog l’al. All Pal really needs to make life perfect is plenty to eat and a cat to chase, and he gets both around the Pox lot. But there’s a lot more involved in being Buck Jones’ dog. especially in a picture like’ ‘‘Gold and if he Girl.” Pal makes his first entrance witli much spirit by frightening the horse on which the young heroine is perched, none too securely. That, gives Buck a chance to do the rescue act. and the plot begins. Bandits arc involved, and gold, as well as desperate lights, thrilling rescues and wild chases over perilous trails, lit all these Pal figures and each time he appears ho endears himself more and more to tho hearts of Iris feminine fans. Incidentally, he wins tho heart of the screen heroine before .Tones is able to do it himself. They are standing on a rustic bridge—Buck, 'Pal and the girl, 'flic girl looks at Pal and says, “Isn’t he a darting!” Later, when she rides away in one direction, and Buck in the other, Pal sits still in die middle of the road gazing after her with an expression for all the world like that..nf a love-sick swain. Jones calls him, but he does not hear. Ho is far too intent on the disappearing figure of the girl. That’s the inloresting thing about Pal. That’s what makes him bead and shoulders above his canine screen contemporaries. He not only does what lie is supposed to do intelligently, but lie looks intelligent while doing it. He actually “ registers ” emotion, just as a human actor would do. That’s why his bit of " business.” portraying a love-smitten dog, gets the most appreciative applause in the whole picture—more even than did the scene where Silver Buck and his master tore after the runaway gold truck. And Silver Buck is used to applause. He has grown to take it as a matter of course. He doesn’t indicate it. by look or gesture—for he’s a most patrician horse—hut it’s more than probable that lie’s just a little jealous at having to share the laurels so generously this time with a mere dog. Coming on Thursday.-—Jack Coognn in “ A Bov of Flanders.”