ON THE SCREEN.
The Twinkler. The Twinkler, a five-reel mutual star production with William Russell in the lead, is probably the best mutual released this year. Now and then a particularly good story is discovered and this is one of the sure winners. It was written by a convict in the big American prison, Sing Sing, and is based on actual happenings. It is a powerful human interest tale of the underworld, with forceful situations abounding. Surprises follow one another thick and fast, and audiences are sure to be held by the strong human appeal of the story, and the final climax is particularly unique. Inadvertently William Russell gets a chance to do some of the best acting of his career and some of the finest seen on the screen. The “ Twinkler ”is the nickname of a light fingered thief —a “dip” in police parlance, and the insight into the methods of the underworld is truly wonderful. It is quite genuine that the story is written by a convict author who had gone down in the world and was serving sentence for embezzlement, and who had unique methods of ascertaining actual facts of the criminal world. This picture, which is supported by other special, films, will be screened at Matamata on Saturday.
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Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 63, 3 January 1918, Page 2
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212ON THE SCREEN. Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 63, 3 January 1918, Page 2
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