AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 June 1931, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVKRYBODYB PICTURES. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. “COMMON CLAY.” 6an an unmarried mother hope foi rr-. justice from our “best people ? Can a girl who had made a mistake ever rehabilitate herself? These are some questions fearlessly answered in “Common. Clay”, Victor Fleming’s remarkable production for Fox Movietone featuring Constance Bennett and Lew Ayres, which will be screened at the 'Princess Theatre to-night. Closely following Cleves Kinkead’s noted Harvard prize play, the screen version is said to be even more gripping and dramatic. Miss Bennett enacts the role that carried Jane Cowl to fame. The story centres around a

pleasure-loving girl who takes a job . in a speakeasy because of gaiety and * •music. When the establishment is raided, she sees the dangers and abandons the bright lights for a position as maid in a fashionable home. Here, . she finds herself subject to the same i unwelcome attentions,, and eventually falls in love with the young heir of the house; played by Lew Ayres, who betrays her. Her efforts to secure justice for herself and her child, with an unexpected turn of events at the cli'max, form the basis for one of the most interesting screen offerings/ A dis- • tinguished cast, including Tally Marshall, Beryl Mercer, Hale Hamilton, Purnell B. Pratt, Matty Kemp, and other favourites; enact prominent roles. A good supporting programme, - including thee serial will 2 also be shown.