AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1931, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

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DRAMA OF THE CA N A DIA N

WILDS

“MEN OF THE NORTH” AT PRINCESS THEATRE.

Romance, thrills, high adventure and j,mystery in the North Woods are at the-Princess Theatre,.where “Men of the. North,” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s gripping drama... of the. French Canadian wilds— is Being seen. With, a ..splendid, cast, headed by Gilbert Roland, as Louis the Fox, and deep... snows of,, the, high Sierras, and Barbara Leonard,- the vivid drama is based on,a plot .by; Willard .Maple, t author of “Gang War,,” ..“The Common Sin”, and other hits. Hal Roach,, the noted producer, directed .it personally, , . Much, of ,it,;.was .filmed in the dog team,.thrills, ski jumps and other exciting detail embellishes the dramatic, mystery,. with its romantic surrounding, ....

Roland is superb as. Louis, the trapper, .suspected,, of theft and trailed by the Mountec} .Police thrqugh the wildererness of snow. .Miss, Leonard gives a winning performance as the heroine and Arnold Korff contributes an, expert characterisation;, as, ; the millionaire father,,.'‘Gtlipr competent work is done by Robert Elliott,, as . the , .-Northwest Mounted officer, ;George Mavis as tne comic redcoat corporal, Nena Quartaro as the fiery halfbreed charmer of the wilds, and Robert Graves,, jr., a s the priest, The scenic settings in the deep snow-are unusually'effective.