AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1931, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

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POWELL PLAYS VILLAINY ROLE IN NEW FILM. William Powell, whose versatility is admired by millions oi enthusiastic talking screen fans all over the world, is coming to the Princess Theatre tonight 'in another of those splendid characterisations of his.. The picture, an all-dialogue Paramount release, is “Street of Chance.” It is a picture in which “big time” professional gambling is held up to the mirror of reality. Powell is the central character, “Natural” Davis, lord of all gamblers, who nightly gather in green-shaded hotel rooms to stake their fortunes and sometimes their lives on the deal of a poker hand.

Powell is a lovable villain'. Immersed as he is in the lawless swirl of poker cards, nevertheless he has a sympathetic spot in his case-hardened heart for Pegis Tooiney, his young brother. Poweh pays thousands lor the college education of his brother, and thousands more to prevent the lad from following along the treacherous pathway that he himself has followed. But in spite of Powell’s efforts, Toomey gets involved in one of the biggest and most dangerous games on the Street of chance. He is playing for high stakes with men who shoot faster than they think. Powell’s valiant effort to save the kid is the grand gesture of the show, and (brings a climax alike romantic and dramatic. ....