AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1929, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODY# PICTURES.

• “ SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT ” ■V ~ . TO-NIGHT. 1

/^A,.reporter and his dog, battling the unseen Joyces of the underworld to trail n .criminal to his lair—and win a girl—this is the basis of one olf the most re- ' markable newspaper stpries in a long

tijh,e, in “ Shadows 'of 'the Night,” Metro-.6oldwyn-Mayer’s remarkable ad;JL- venture tale of city life, to be shown at the Princess Theatre to-night. A _^flp ? man, a girl, and a dog share the -honV ours, for besides Lawrence Gray and \ Louise ' Lorraine, the play presents “ Flash,” ' the Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer “ wonder dog,” who’recently made bis dje&jit in- “ Under the Black Eagle.” 'JLne dog, with almost human intelligence, rescues his master from crooks, chews, through his bonds, brings the pplice; thundering into a dive to his rescue in'another sequence, and, in a thrilling chase, grabs a crook’s automobile license plate that proves the clpe .to his undoing. '} Lawrence Gray plays the reporter, who goes on the trail of “Killer” Feagan. Louise Lorraijie is his srveettieartj a jca.baret dan-' cer, and Warner Richmond, noted for , his work as; the baseball manager in 1 “ Slide, Kelly, Slide,” plays the villain, giving a clever and well-balanced performance of a' difficult role. Tom Mc- /> Guire appears as the hard-boiled city editor, and Tom Dugan and Eddie Sturgis are convincing and sometimes comical as the two chief gangsters.. ~ Tolly Moran injects a vein of broad comedy as .the super-annuated cabaret dancer in the underworld resort; ' -The usual .supports will also be screened to-night. OnWednesday Ilex Beach’s great H • story • “.The Mating Call;” ;