AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1927, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS’ PICTURES

DRIFTIN’ THRU” WEDNESDAY

“Driftin’ Dan Brown is one of the devil-inay-carc class of individual. He never knows what the next day is to bring, and, what is more, lie doesn’t care over much. During his aimless wanderings, he decides to make his way to a small western town to try his luck. After stealing l his way on trains ho arrives at the place wherein a gambling casino gives him the chance of staking a few dollars. After a series of lucky wins he succeeds in breaking the bank. A fight follows, and the proprietor, “ Bull ” Dunn, is killed, suspicion falling on Dan. In his efforts to escape! he Voses aljl his winnings; but with the aid of a girl, and after a series of hazardous duckings and dodgings, he manages to escape tfie sheriff, and takes refuge in the hut of a prospector, some distance from the town. ‘His benefactor informs him that there are valuable gold deposits on a near-by ranch, and also that the niece of the recently deceased owner contemplates selling the property on the advice of the foreman. This maw is merely serving his own ends, and “Driftin’’ Dan goes along to adviso the girl not to sell. When he meets the girl, Dan is surprised to find that she was the young lady who assisted him to dodge the sheriff, and to escape after the shooting affair at the casino. Acting on his advice, the girl decides not to sell. The foreman arrives shortly afterwards, accompanied by tlio prospective purchaser, who proves to bo the widow of the murdered saloon proprietor, and gets a severe shock when he discovers the girl is determined not to sell. The foreman then does his best to force the girl to affix her signature to the hill of sale, hut Dan arrives at flic critical moment, and frustrates his plans. In the thrilling sequences that follow, many facts are brought to light which go to prove Dan’s fnnofence on the murder charge, and the real murderer is found to ho the saloon keeper’s widow. Dan’s innocence thus established, enables him to express Ins regard for the gill, and further protects her interests by marrying her. On Friday next the world’s greatest circus picture “ Spangles,” starring -Marion Nixon and Pat O’Malley will be shown.

PEERLESS PICTURES. Woodstock. Thursday, loth. Knkatahi. Friday. 16th, Harihari, Saturdav, 17th.

Peerless Pictures present as above “Pride of the Force.” Patrolman Danny 'Moore, whose beat is the Barbary Coast of ’Frisco, is slated for promotion to the rank of Sergeant. Together with other “cops” he is hotly pursuing in an auto three thugs who have just robbed a jewellery store. The racing car knocks down a child play in the street, and Danny abandons the chase to go to the aid of the child. For this be is censured by bis Captain, who withholds bis promotion and assigns him to desk duty, almost breaking Danny’s heart. Jimmy -Moore, a weakling son, is, unknown to bis parents, in the power of Charles Weldon, a high-class crook. Weldon secretly runs a fashionable gambling den, though he is supposed to ho in the real estate business. Jim’s sister, Mary, is engaged to Jack Griffon a banker’s son. Weldon is Also in love with Mary, and is determined that Griffen shall not have her. At desk Danny learns through Lefty, a stool pigeon, of a big robbery which Weldon, known to the police as “Charlie the Gent,” is staging at the Griffen place. Danny obtains permission to go out oil the raid which the police are going to make to catch “the gent” with the goods. He leads the squad, catches the gang red-handed and wins his promotion to the rank of Sergeant for his good work. But at what a. sarcrifice! for lie is forced to arrest his own son and daughter, who have been implicated. Things look black indeed to Danny. He was the Pride of the Force, she was his own daughter and lie had to arrest her; A gripping story of a big hearted man who did his duty and found happiness. See the rest for yourself. The supports include a comedy and Gazette. Note:—Usual .prices will prcvali for this .mighty picture.