AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1929, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PICTURES i

“ RED W INE ”

TO-NIGHT.

: 4l ßied Wine,”' which will be shown at the Princess Theatre to-night, while primarily a. whimsical yarn of life and .interest—is relieved, of its solemnjtyy.by a'; golden thread of farcical hfnnd.ur running through the story. The .'story action consists of a character study of. Charlie Cook (Conrad Nagel), aoimsn of middle age—a pillar of the community—yet sad because he has forgotten how to play. Irritated by thd'ijibes of his club-mates, Charlie decides .to throw off the yoke of conventionality and become “one 'df the boys,’’ enjoying life to the fullest. His firstfstep is : to rig himself out like a fashion plate, then find the “ wine, women,, and song.” He finds all three, in spite of the fact that he has an incomparably charming, wife (June Collyer) at home. But the tinselled life Boon loses fits appeal. Remorse comes to .the rescue just in time to save the hem Tor his wife and avert a tragedy. Sharon Lynn, as Charlie’s secretary, and (Arthur Stone,> as the man who. contributed most to the. husband’s delinquencies., both have conspicuous roles. Others in supporting 'parts: are A. Aiiybi Warren, Ernest Hilliard', Ernest Wood, and Marshall (Babe) Ruth. Edmund.:Cannon directs the story for Fox Films. The continuity was prepared by Charles R. Gordon, and the screen story by Andrew. Bennison. The,.usual supports will also he shown to-night. On Wednesday Bill Cody and Duane Thompson in “ Slim Fingers,” a thrilling drama of a man who challenged the law by turning crook to save a girl from the "hands of ' a gang of artthieves. -