AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 April 1929, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES.

“ DOOMSDAY ”

’-TO-NIGIIT.

.An ideal lovo story set against the picturesque background of rural England. That describes “ Doomsday,” Paramount’s picturisation of Warwick Deeping’s novel which opens at the Princess Theatre to-night. Florence Vidor is the star of this picture, and Gary Cooper has the leading male role. “ Doomsday ” is more than just a love story. It is a story of life and life’s vital problems. It depicts in vivid fashion a girl’s struggle between her desire for love and her dread of work, with the intense longing she has for the luxuries that have always been denied her. “ There are surprises in this powerful picture. The story cuts completely away from beaten paths, and follows the current of actual life. Florence Vidor, as the toil-weary girl who hesitates between accepting love and more work with it or wealth with no love, gives a great performance. It is something new, and something never to be forgotten, to see Miss Vidor as the rebellious slave of drudgery instead of the polished woman of the world. Gary Cooper’s role is also outstanding. This brilliant young actor has an even better part than he had in such great pictures as “Beau Sabreur ” and “The Legion of the Condemned,” as Captain Arnold Furze in “Doomsday.” Glittering gowns, gorgeous jewellery and scenery of the kind found only in pastoral England, add colour and beauty to the picture, but after all, it is the story and the play of human emotions that makes “Doomsday” outstanding. A good supporting programme will also be screened, including a topical, scenic and comedy.

On Wednesday, Dolores Costello in “ Old San Francisco.”

On Friday, Hoot Gibson in “ The Flying Cowboy ” and last chapter of “ Blake of Scotland Yard.”