AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1929, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES. “ THE CROWD ” TO-NIGHT. The man who made “The Big Parade ” for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer last year has made a “ big parade of peacetimes” in “ The Crowd,” to be shown at the Princess Theatre to-night. The grim horrors'ibf war. which formed the background of “The Big Parade” are lacking in “ The Crowd,” but there is a background of everyday .struggle for very existence that is not as spectacular as war, but every bit as interesting. There is no spectacular background of pomp—no booming of guns, no citations 'for bravery nor decorations for unusual feats, upon the field. But there is the same despeTtae struggle against an implacable enemy—poverty. Every picturegoer can see himself in the cast —not only himself' but many of his friends. The picture does not put its reliance upon the great Jiappenings of life, but weaves-a story of romance and struggle ifrom the little everyday occurrences. Eleanor Boardman is seen at the .height of her career as Mary, and James Murray, three months ago an extra man, proves that he is a natural actor who some day soon will be recognised as one of the most popular male players of the screen. The two are backed by a remarkably good cast, not so much of big names, but of good acting material, the picture long will.be remembered by all who see it.