AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 May 1927, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS’ PICTURES

REX BEACH STORY TO-NIGHT. One of tlio interesting features of J. Barker Read, jnr’s screen production of Rex Bench's story, “Recoil,” showing at the Princess Theatre to-night, is a situation which was filmed on the summit ot the Maritime Alps. Lumber was hauled on low-geared army trucks up the narrow, dangerohs roads, from Nice to the top of the mountains, and the set was built. Then four camcons ol light were set up with generators, and one night the peaks of the Alps blazed forth and bleached the skies with a white glare that cold he seen as far away as Ventimille on the Italian border. The natives of the little villages, built by the Romans before the time of Caesar, were stricken with fear. It was to them the first signs of a new volcano in eruption. . They started to pack their clothes to flee, when they were informed it was simply a lighting effect for motion pictures. Rut that didn’t help. They didn’t know what motion pictures were. “Recoil ” is a highly dramatic story with strongly individualised characters, splendidly photographed. It is from one of Rex Reach’s stories, and concerns a wealthy American who marries a penniless American girl stranded in Deauville, and who is deserted by her for another man. Tlie big smashing scenes of the picture result from the man’s attempt to make the woman and the man with whom she lied live toegther for the rest of their lives. A topical and comedy complete a fine display to-night.

On Wednesday, Peter B. Kyne’s great racing drama “ The Shamrock Handicap,” will be the big attraction