AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1932, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODY’S PICTURES. “BOUGHT.” Constance Bennett again proves herself worthy of the popularity which increases with each new screen venture — “Common Clay,” “She Takes a Holiday” and now “Bought,” which offers her the most highly emotional starring iole of her career.

“Jackdaws Strut” is the name of t!)e novel on which “Bought” is based. The heroine’ is indeed a strutting little jackdaw of a modern girl, who ; resenting 'the poverty of her early life, 'add the 'slights suffered on account .of,,hej'doubtful .birth, decided that, whatever; the odds, she will sit in the seats of f[he mighty. “High” society is her goaf. Left alone >n the world by the death of her mother, she . secures a position as a mannequin, through the kindness of an old buyer, Have Meyer, whose reason tor his interest in her she does not know, until to© late to repay it. She meets a poor young writer, Nicky Amory, but refuses to let him see that she returns hi s love, because it will stand in tile way of her ambition. Later through the same agency she gets a position with a wealthy physician, is thrown in the company of a rich! playboy, tells false stories about her (family, to win his regard and becomes engaged to him. Her duplicity is discovered—and then the real climax i nears—but not without many moments I of rn-n'i'ng suspense. Featured as the j struggling writer.; who welcomes the j wandering and ps-iliutyoned girl back , to, society more 'if not quite so “hijh,” is Ben Lyon. The kindly old bcnlfactor, who turns out in the end 1 to ire fhe father o' the heroine—is , placed by her veal father, the famous i stage actor; Richard Bennett. Others | ih the large cast are Dorothy Peterson. | Raymond Milland, Arthur Stuart Hull, j Doris Llovd. Mae Madison, Maude j Eburne, Clara Biandick and Edward Nugent.

WESTLAND TALKIE CIRCUIT. The following programme will be presented by Westland Talkies Circuit at the various centres next week:— SUBWAY EXPRESS. There is something about the mystery 'Cory that seems to rest the tired business man, makes ma forget her household troubles, even enlisting and holding the attention of sister, brother and his girl friend. When all else fails, “Who committed the crime? is one of those intriguing questions that keep.-' everyone on ithe alert until it is definitely known “who did it.”

In the new Columbia feature, “Subway Express,” showing next week on the Westland Talkies Circuit, instead of the usual two or three, there are exactly thirty people to suspect of murdering. This picture has all its adtioq^bdeveloped in the crowded coach of a subway train. To make the my - tery mo v e intense the question arises as to-not. only who killed the man but how he was killed.

. Thirty experienced stage ard screen actors present this ell-talking thriller. Jack Holt and A Been Pringle head the list and others who play important roles are Fred Kelsey, Alan Ro'-coe, Wiliam Humphrey and Etlve’ Wales. Fred Newqieyer, who piloted many of the Harold Lloyd comedies to success, is responsible for the direction. Good supports ar e included in a capi. tal programme.