AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1931, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

£ VERY BODYS - PICTURES. TO-NIGHT AND THURSDAY. \ “THE BIG TRAIL.” Thq most pretentious under taking in . picture. history, a re T e)iactment on film of . the historic pioneei trek ..of 100 yeurs ago that resulted m. the winning of the IVest, has been completed by the Fox Film Corporation under, the direction of Raoul Walsh. The picture, “The Big Trail,”, will be shown, at the Princess Theatre tonight.,: and Thursday. Walsh led a company of p 75 including players, technical men and miscellaneous general help, over a route of 4,300 miles, passing through seven States and requiring more than four months. Walsh’s purpose was to. piqturi.se a mightly s,urging w-gye. of, humanity coming from the .East into, the West. The romance, sorrow, comedy, hoph, danger and incredible adventure which attended file westward march diave all beep, given, appropriate place in the story which was written, by Hal Gf. -Evarts, noted author and authority on the west. Interwoven with. the drama is a compelling youthful romance with John Wayne, and Marguerite Churchill as sweethearts. There are 93 speaking parts, filled by ,an ■ impressive list ol players. Heading the cast besides Wayne and Miss Churchill ? are El Bremlel, Tuljy Marshal, Tyrone Power, David Rollins, Frederick Burton, Louise Chrver, and Marcis Harris. There were 347 players in the group that went over every lOo.t of. the trail,, encountering difficulties apd hardships., npf • far removed in some cqses from conditions met by the pion-eerp,-..The. aggregate number of persons appearing in the film is ~ 20,000. Among them were 725 Indians, repre 7 seating .five, tribes,. Arapiioe, Crow, Styosjiope, Cheyenne and Blackfoot. Episodes., chosen for special . climatic treatment are the hogging down of the wagon train, the lording of. the treacherous Snake River, .the ravages of ' winter, an Indian massacre a buf- ! falo hunt,apd the lowering of the wag- j ops, ..equipment and livestock over, a, i;oc£y- <,cliff Pioneer wagons used numbered 185, / The States traversed were Arizona, California, Oregon,. Idaho, W^Omipg,\Montana and Utah. Scenes 1 word also made in. Yellowstone NatiopM.Park... Coming, Friday and Saturday, “Bachelor Father.” * .*