AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 January 1930, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODYS PIQTURE& 1 A GREAT RACING STORY. FRIDAY. ' •- r A. cleft and .skilful combination of pppiance, comedy, pathos and action, told jn scenes that are both thrilling and beautiful, makds - - > f-Thoioagh-bi-eds,” . the Universal production which opens-on Friday ,at j the Prin-ce-fs. Theatre, one o-f the most ehtertiviping.. photoplays of the season, “jffiorqughbredsp? is a picturisation of f. thp ; “Sport; of- 'Kings.” / It is fillc-d \vith scenes of the turf and the many eyents .which lead up to the running ojfan.,, important horse race. The atqr.v dees- not ..hesitate to expose the qyjj phase; of the sport, made up by Ihe- Jg ‘ ipblov,.'.parasites who live off . the races.. Jerald Beaumont noted sport; ’waiter,, was ( the author. Some of the. thiiJUing-scenes of racing horses Over ;( filihed.,provide much of the interest, and isS|p th,e.tremendous climax. Marian Nixon, ,who plays her , first starring role .in “Thoroughbreds,’ and Richard Walling, carry the love interest. Both, give excellent performances and the romance sequences are exceedingly 1 well handled by the pair. “Thoroughbreds” is the story of a young jockey who,, is induced to “throw” aiy Important race he ss expected to,..win,.through the influence of a beautiful adventuress. He is fouhd .out and disgraced but through the unfailing ;' ‘efforts of his former -‘ sweetheart whom he lias deserted, he is |na%s ; good i'aee 1 . and is: restored 'to the favour of the racing ajid his first sweetheart. Mavy jfolan the role of .the . glittering accomplice and Otis Harlan scores ip. a comedy role. Others in Hie (jonipany .are Sam De Grass, Montagu Jfjqve, Claire MacDowell, David Torrence, johnny Fox ji\, and Hayden Stevenson. supporting subjects are Serial, yjCqlleginns,” and Comedy. Selections by .'the Orchestra. .