AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1926, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES.

A KISS IN THE DARK ” -TO-NIGHT.

Adolphe Alenjou, Lillian Rich and Ailecn Pringle are featured at the Princess Theatre to-night in the Paramount picture, “ A Kiss in the Dark,” adapted lor the screen by Townsend -Martin from the immensely popular Broadway stage play, “ Aren’t Wo All,’’ by Frederick Lonsdale. Frank Tuttle who made "Miss Bluebeard,” directed. “ A Kiss in the Dark,” a light romantic comedy opens in Havana where Alenjon, playing Walter Grenham, manages a, large sugar plantation. Grenham is a ladies’ man but wants to marry the one woman of bis heart and .settle down. Aileen Pringle plays Janet Livingstone, the object of Gronham’s devotion, bhe is always chiding him about the attention other women pay him and grows indignant when she witnesses a. little scene between Grenham and Betty King. Janet refuses to take Grenham seriously. Betty (Lillian Rich) is married and, strange to say, deeply in love with her husband. Kenneth Mac Kenna, heading the strong supporting cast in the picture, has this part. Nevertheless, Betty doesn’t see any reason why she can’t pay a little attention to other interesting men. She engages in a flirtation with Grenham that almost ends disastrously for both parties con corned. Most of the action, not to mention comedy, of the picture takes place when Betty becomes stranded with Grenham in Havana, while the boat with Janet and Johnny King aboard pulls out for the states. Speaking of embarrassing situations! That night at Grenham’s a Cuban moon, soft music and the beautiful Betty play havoc with Mcnjou, and he indulges in a kiss in the dark. Betty conies to her senses and hurries hack to her husband. Grenham follows. There’s some tall explaining to he done. Menjou confesses everything—even the kiss in the dark. His frankness completely wins over Janet, and he succeeds in patching things up with the Kings. Menjou’s every movie seems to lie rust about the last word in screen philandering, so when we say that he never had a. part hotter suited to him than the character of Walter Grenham in “ A Kiss in the Dark ” you know what we menu. Miss Rich, the Cecil B. Do Millo “find” seen recently in “ The Golden Bed.’’ and Miss Primrlc of “Three Weeks” are both ideally cast. Kitty Kelly, Herbert Marx, of tile Four Marx Brothers, and other Broadway celebrities in support. The supports are a topical and comedy. ’Selections by Miss Williams’ orchestra.