AMUSEMENT'S.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1926, Page 1

AMUSEMENT'S.

EVEHYBODYS PICTURES.

THUNDER MOUNTAIN ” —TO-NIGHT.

“ Thunder Mountain,” a thrilling talo of the Kentucky hill country, adapted by William Fox from the John Golden stages success “Howdy Folks” will be shown 1 for the first time on Wednesday at the Princess Theatre, rnto this fascinating picture is woven the romance of a little circus waif and an idealistic mountain lad, together with that of an ignorant little mountain girl and her father’s feudal enemy, the thrilling battles of the- Givens’ Gang and the very human comedy in the crude ways of the people who live on Thunder Mountain. There are many favourites included in the all-star cast who so ably portray the characters. Madge Bellamy heads the list as Azalea, the little circus gild—Leslie Fenton, one of the most promising of the younger generation of male stars, plays opposite her in the role of Sam Martin, the mountain lad -whose ambition is to clean up Thunder Mountain. Paul Panzer, the vnllain of the famous “ Perils of Pauline ” is Morgan, the evil owner of the little two-ring circus from which Azalea runs away. Alec Francis is the lovable old c-ircuit-rider whose kindly influence and religious “Mn ” Mac-Birney and Dan Mason her henpecked spouse. Zasu Pitts is Mnndy, the little mountain girl, and Otis Harlan is Jeff Coulter, her father, whose one ambition in life is to kill her sweetheart, Dick Babb, (Maine Geary). Arthur Houseman is Joe Givens, leader of the notorious Givens gang and Jay Hunt, the “ Liglitnin’ Bill Jones ” of the screen is the little old clown, Azalea’s father. Victor Schertzinger directed the production.