ROYAL PICTURES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2199, 6 November 1920, Page 3

ROYAL PICTURES.

To-night (he latest Trice production, “Hell’s Hinges,” featuring W. S. Hart, will be shown. Briefly, the story is: —A lawless, lough town of the. West is “Hell’s Hinges,*’ The Rev. Robert Henley and his sister. Faith Henley, come to this town from the East. A baud of tough men- and women from the saloon dance ball kept by Silk Miller disturb the meeting held by the Rev. Henley. Blaze Tracy drives Ihe bunch out, when one of them otters to insult Faith. Silk Miller, with the aid of one of the inmates of his dance hull, gels the minister intoxicated. When Blaze is away they burn the church. On his return he K-shocked to find the girl mourning over her dead brother and the destruction of the sacred edifice. He shoots Miller, and/sets the saloon and dance hall on fire. The town is wiped out by Outspreading of the flames by a high wind. Blaze takes the girl away from the town with the hope of a happy future for them.

On Monday a big Pox programme will be-shown, when Shirley Mason will be seen in a great circus picture, “Her Elephant Man.” It is described as the best circus story ever written, and is by Pearl'Doles Bell, who spent many weeks with ting big show getting'her facts and her “atmosphere.” It has been given a superb production by William Fox, and #ill present the, circus w ith greatest realism. One of the scenes shows a three-ring circus in full action, and later the great tent is shown as a wreck in the patli of a storm. jMiss Mason piaxs the part of the star rider of the show,