AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1931, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

VSRYBODYS PICTURES. “TEMPLE TOWER.” TO-NIGHT AND THURSDAY. “Temple Tower.” a thrilling mystery will lie screened at the Princess Theatre this evening. Do you tlnna you can identify the Masked Strangler before the end of the picture? Local film fans who pride them,selves on being “picture wise” will have an opportunity to exercise their wits at this presentation, when this thrilling, baffling melodramatic novelty commences and will he able to test their ingenuity against that of tlie Fox Movietone studio workers. Director Donald Ga Halier decided to try cut its mystery features. The picture was run before a mixed asßonrhlage of* -employees, laboratory men, stenographers extras, assistanl directors, electricians and the like. The '*oll.l y requirement was time none of them should have anything to do with the picture, or know anything about the .story. Each was’ handed a hit of paper to write down the mime - of the actor playing the dual role of The Strangler and ot a “straight” character, as soon as convinced as to the mystery man Vs identity. “Temple Tower” is another ana more exciting narrative about that redoubtable adventurer, “Bulldog Drummond,” played by Kenneth Mac Kenna, who was acclaimed for his performance in “Men Without Women” and other: Fox Movietone pictures. Marceline Day enacts the role of the heroine in this all-talking production directed by Donald Gallahcr from Llewellyn Hughes’ scenario of H. C. McNeile’s famous novel of the same name. The notable supporting cast includes Henry B. Walthall, Cyril Chadwick, Peter Gawthorne, Ivan Linow, Frank. Banning and Yorke Sherwood. One of i tlie above mentioned players is “The Strangler.” Which oner