AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 December 1928, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYB PICTURES.

‘•TH.IS THIRD DEGREE”—TO-NIGHT

Dolores Costello, star oi “'The Thirl pezist daughter of ;i daredevil knile--Mastcr Picture to he shown to-night :i! the Princess Tlientre, ploys the trapezist daughter of u daredevil knife thrower.' Against t'ne background of Coney Island, iis crowds, noise, and gaiety, unfolds this thrilling story ol love and murder, adapted from the famous stage success of Charles Klein's. Howard Jeffries (Jason Robardsi sees Annie at. Coney Island and alter a clandestine courtship, marries her and brings her home for the approval oi his proud blue-blooded lather (David !orrence). Estranged from her young husband by his father. Annie returns to the side-show life, while her mothc (Louise Dresser), married to Jeffries Sr., fears to acknowledge the child siie had deserted in her infancy. .Meanwhile Underwood (Rockliffe I‘ellowest the man wi.th whom Annie’s mother ran away, when she too was a circus performer, has been blackmailing the now wealthy society matron, lie also also has caused bitterness and misunderstanding between the young new-ly-weds; and in a drunken lurv Howard threatens to kill him. But Alicia, the girl’s mother, coming if) f mlerwood s apartment to end His blackmailing, quarrels with him and kills him. Howard, dazed. with a gun in his hand, is accused of the murder. Annie rusnes to Howard’s father to obtain the hoy’s release and 'accidentally discovers (.bat his stepmother had committed the murder. ‘Paced with the choice of betraying her mother to save her husband. the gii'l has ahead <d her the third degree. .Michael Curtiz, famous Viennese director, directed this production. adapted by Cralmm Baker. Topical and comedy will also be shown.

On Pridav next Ken Maynard and his wonder-horse Taryan in “ The Red If aiders.”