AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 December 1928, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES.

JACKIE' COOGAN—TO-NIGHT. Romance of the sea is not gone—despite the encroachments of radio, the gyro-compass and other scientific methods that make the sea. almost without hardship, and the modern ship a great floating hotel. This is graphically proved in Jackie Coogan’s new Alctro-Goldwyn-Alaycr starring vehicle, ‘‘Buttons,” now playing at the Princess Theatre to-night. It is a sea story of the ultra modern type—played aboard a great trans-Atlantic liner, a veritable city in itself, or hotel on the water. Jackie plays a page or bellboy, serving in the British Merchant Marine, in the apprenticeship by which Great Britain trains her youth for the ocean. It is a sensational and heart-gripping adventure that Jackie undergoes in the story—a vivid tale of loyalty, danger and thrills, woven about with a great deal of comedy. It is something entirely new both to the screen and to Jackie, and one of the really interesting big novelties of the screen this season. Lars Hanson, the Swedish Viking who first reaped fame in “The Scarlet Letter,” plays a compelling role as the captain of the liner, and Gertrude Olmsted is beautiful as his fiancee, heroine of the story. Roy D'Arcy plays a villain with a flair for comedy in the new picture and Polly Moran adds more comedy to the ensemble. Paul Hurst, Coy Watson Jr., Jack McDonald and others of note are in the cast. Among the lively thrills are the wreck and rescue at sea. the fire alarm aboard ship, the fight in the “glory hole” and other vivid detail. Minch of the film was made aboard a great liner, giving a graphic idea of the operation of the modern ocean greyhound. George Hill, who directed “The Callahans and the Murphys,” and “Tell It to the Marines” directed the now production from his own original siorv. socna.ri.sod by Marian Constance Blackton. A Topical and Comedy will also be shown to-night. Usual prices will he charged and the Orchestra will play, a selected programme. - • On Tuesday Thomas Mcighan in “We’re all Gamblers.”