AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1929, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

PICTURES. ' ' '•• '. ' i ••••' •fib '■ F-RED THOMSON 1$ “THE SUNSET LEGION ’’f-FRIHAY. ■; •; •: '••• • V, { . ‘ - A ih historical-' firearms was recently; instituted f oy Fred Thomson, popular Western / star of Paramount, who is now appearing in his latest thriller, entitjed.^“ i lli , e Sun-. , Jfet Legion/’ to be shown at the Princess Theatre. s( , In ,this new picture with /the star! of r< Jesse James ” and “ The Spout,”. Thomson poses as a ' salesman" and included in his / domonstr-?itipn.:is his display of firearms ;/ Use<f by, sych ifahious characters as Wild Biß'fiicfcocik, Billy 1 the Kid, Jesse : Jaihes and others, and the ; manner in 'which they/i/drew from‘the hip.” It was while studying these types /of firearms that Thomson made an interest-. .mentioned ./in every history .of the, /Western phases of' the Civil War. It is the weapon which made it possible for guerillas to with, their, reins. / in their teeth'and a gun in reach .'hand. : Every rider had' frorif ■ foUr ,v to ;feix of

them, They killed whole companies or Tegular soldiers who had to stop :to reload. Tlie Border Raiders always used ,them, and tfiOy famous- /James boys kjgyer rode .without ;. Edna /Murphy plays opposite the star in this picture, and adds to the success of thh production. Willinm- Courtright and Harry Woods complete the featured past.' .Lloyd Ingraham ’ and* . Alfrecl Worker directed the production from the story’by Frank Clifton. Tire opening chapters of the new . serial “The Vanishing^Rider/ ’ starring William /Desmond, will start on ■Friday. -