AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 May 1932, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODY’S PICTURES.

TO-NIGHT ONLY.

“SPORTING BLOOD.”

Stirring Tale of Racehorse from Birth till Derby Day, with Drama and Love He brings into the Wor.d.

Thrills of the racecourse, intimate details oi 1 the “inside” of the racing game, and an expose of crooked gamh. ling methods are woven into an engrossing and sometimes spectacular background for “Sporting Blood,” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s filmisation of the Saturday. Evening Post story, “Horseflesh,” by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan. The picture opens to-night at the Princess Theatre.

, / • i I ..... The central theme *s a love romance, and the story' follows tile fortunes and career of .a racehorse only to show The conflicting'hliman elements. The original story was adhered to in a clever manner, the picture still preserving all the interest that screen technique can give. •

Clark Gable, who recently leaped to prominence with his work in “The Secret Six,” “A Free Soul” and other pictures, and Madge Evans, the delectable heroine of “Son of India.” and “Guilty Hands,” play the central roles. Ernest Torrence gives a convincing character study as Rellence, owner of the racehorse farm, and Lew Cody, as Scanlan, the gambling magnate, has a part that borders on the “heavy,” but makes him a most engaging'typ l ' of 1 villain. Charles Brabiu’s direction is artistic and deft.

Other characters are equally well cast: Marie .Provost for comedy as the exFollies beauty, Harry Holman as Hartwick, the Chicago magnate with a penchant fer the ponies: J. Farrell McDonald as the trainer, and Hallnni Cooley. Authentic scenes filmed in Kentucky, at the Lexington track and paddocks and on several famous horse farms in the blue grass district, give interesting touches. The thrills of the Kentucky Derby are filmed with graphic skill, many well-known jockeys and horses appealing in these sequences of* the swiftly moving drama. Good supports.