ROYAL PICTURES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2382, 21 January 1922, Page 3

ROYAL PICTURES.

Once more Charles Ray 1 has demonstrated in the delineation of socalled “rube” characters he is by far the peer of all motion picture stars. This time he proves his superior talent in a delightful celluloid version of Smith Russell’s great stage hit, “Peaceful Valley,” the attraction at the Royal to-night. Ray takes the part of Hosiah Howe, a hard-working farmer lad of happy disposition, with a widowed mother and little sister to provide for. It is no exaggeration to • say that in this role he lias contributed to the screen a character that ranks as one of the most noteworthy achievements of the silent drama. The photoplay is filled with humour and pathos, with a spirit' of optimism predominating. As an extra, “Terror Trail” will be screened. The prices will be as usual. On Monday evening their will be a special Paramount production, made under the direction of the noted William Brady, “Life,” - based on Thompson Buchanan’s successful melodrama. This melodrama pictures of the season. Billy Reid, a cently, and is declared by press and public to be one of the strongest pictures of the season. Billy Reid, o young private secretary to a wealthy New York broker, secretly marries his employer’s daughter. Ralph Stuyvesant, son of the broker, is enamoured of Muriel Barrisford, an adventuress, and to. gratify her whims he forges his father’s name to a cheque. Tom Burnett, jealous of Billy, with the aid of Ralph, shifts the blame on Billy. At a ball given at the Stuyvesant home, Burnett shoots and kills the broker, and circumstances pointing at him, Billy is arrested and convicted of the crime. He is saved from the chair by a ruse through the efforts of his wife, and Burnett is brought to justice. In addition there will be shown a Mack Sennett comedy, “Hide and Seek Detectives.” The prices for this extra-special programme will be only 9d and Is 7d.