AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 January 1927, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES.

A CHEAT RACING ROMANCE

— I TO-NJGLIT.

There is something to please everyone in • The Dixie .Merchant,” Fox Films production featuring ,J. Farrell .MacDonald, -Madge Bellamy and Jack Gulliall. wliic.li comes to the Princess Theatre to-night. For those who go to see a picture for the thrills therein it offers a breath-taking automobile accident and some tremendously exciting moments at the race track. For the ones who must have romance there is the delightful, though uncertain, love affair between Adia, the lovely daughter of the old merchant, and Jimmy Pickett, son of their benefactor. And finally for those who require that a picture have a simple coherent theme and plenty of rich characterization—(here is the production itself. For in no other picture in their career have Madge Bellamy and J. Farrell .MacDonald given hotter account ol themselves than in this. Not only that hut all the other people have made the most of their parts and created real breathing characters. The plot of the story revolves around an innocent though spirited little race horse for the love of whom the “ merchant ” sacrifices his family. He is not a selfish follow at heart and everything he does is for the host interests of his loved ones as he sees it. He redeems himself after ho is brought suddenly and sharply to his senses, and things are brought to a logical and happy ending. The well-chosen supporting supporting cast includes Frank Beal, Harvey Clark, Claire McDowell, Fdward Martindale, Evelyn Arden and Onest Conly. “ Cherry blossom,” one of the fastest racing mares in California, was secured for the part of “Marseillaise.” The production is the fourth to be directed for Fox Films by Frank Borzage. A topical and comedy will also he shown. Solutions for liie Bicycle Competition must be handed to the Manager. Evervhodys Pictures, before Friday, January 1 (tli. Mr IT. M. Coulson has kindly consented to judge the competition.