ROYAL PICTURES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2179, 21 September 1920, Page 3

ROYAL PICTURES.

She had no Aveapnns but a woman’s wit, yet she outdid the millionaire crook’s attempt to impeach her father. The girl Avas I lie “mouse,” the man of wealth the “lion,” and (he two characters are portrayed in Vilagraph’s fine filmisation of Charles Klein’s great play, “The Lion and the Mouse,” Avhich Avill be screened at the Royal to-night. As an extra “The Man of Might” Avill lie showfi. To-morrow night “The Tale of Tavo Cities” will be screened. Tense court-room scenes; the sacrifice of an erring man to save the sweetheart of the Avoman he loves; secret meetings of the fanatical and bloodthirsty revolutionists; a beautiful wedding ceremony, and a thrilling escape from the maddened mobs of Paris —these are a few of the absorbing incidents in the super-pro-duction. “A Tale of Tavo Cities” is said by those who have scon the pielure to be (he supreme screen effort of Mr Earmun, avlio for years had in mind the filming of the novel, which lias been one of bis favourites ever since boyhood. Large sums of money Avere spent by Air Eoxt to assure Mr Earmun settings Avholly in keeping with the spirit of the story, and the scenes in England and in France are exact duplicates of the locales about which the English novelist wove the story that endures in the hearts of men and women everywhere. Due of the most remarkable scenes in this film drama is that shoAving the destruction of the Bastile, the historic French prison.