PICTURES.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5465, 23 August 1929, Page 2

PICTURES.

SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SHAKEDOWN. The story deals with the romance of a charming little waitress in an oil boom town and a handsome young rigger on one of the oil derricks. The plot revolves around a fake prizefight and the gang of racketeers who are managing it. How the heroine disengages the hero from the meshes of this ring with the help of a lovable youngster, a waif of the oilfields, makes very human drama with heart interest and appeal. TURUA PICTURES. BLACK JACK. “Black Jack,” featuring Buck Jones, showing in the Turua Hall to-morrow night, is a beautiful picture of the old days of the West, taken against Nature’s majestic background in California. Happy-go-lucky Buck Jones wades into a fight like some men wade into a hearty dinner, with a grin on his face and joy in his heart. See how he does it in this most thrilling picture. UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS. “Under'the Southern Cross,” showing on Tuesday night, is a screen pro duction that is destined to live long in the memory of New Zealand audiences Filmed entirely in New Zealand, and enacted exclusively by Maoris, it is an everlasting testimony of our remarkable native race. A delightful vista of the Dominion’s world-famed scenery, and a worthy record of early native traditions.