AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 October 1929, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES- “ HEART TO HEART ’WTO-SIGHT. A novel plot idea arid new story twists combine with an aggregation of favourite screen players to account for the excellent entertainment value ’of First National’s lively "comedy-drama offering at the Princess’ Theatre tonight, “Heart to Heart.” Mary Astor, Lloyd Hughes and Lpuise Far ; :enda enact the featured roles. There are some excellent supporting players too; notably, Thelma Tpdd, Lucien Littlefield, Raymond McKeen, and Virginia Gray. Miss Todd is First National’s promising new, blond and pulchritudinous -ingenue lead.' Thanks to excellent direction by William Beaudine, some striking photography by Sol Polito and general technical merit, the fine story and strorig cast of “Heart to Heart ’’ are ..-presented to best advantage. The producers call the story “ comedy-romance,” but in addition to this combination of elements, some real drama and -pathos enter. Miss Astox-, as the widow rif an Italian 'prince, is ? seen in -her Italian palace.pt; the opening in the business of entertaining; American arid English- tourists —at so much per head. She is. raising money to enable her to visit'her smalltown American home and for the tourists’ benefit she “ puts.on royalty thick , nnd; heavy.”. home' folk;:; Weanwhile, make elaborate preparations-for the visit of their princess, whom they have not seen since her childhood. When she does arrive she is expected to participate in preparations. And then the fun begins. “Heart to Heart ” is a film offering, for the whole family to enjoy, for it is packed with dean fun, appealing love, interest, no, little drama and pathos. And sophisticates will get a chuckle from its delicious satire.

A topical and comedy completes the displ y to-night. On Friday next another popular story by Zane Grey willj be' presented, entitled “ The Water Hole,” .starring Jack Holt .arid Nancy Catroll.y ; . ?