ROYAL PICTURES

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 246, 1 June 1922, Page 3

ROYAL PICTURES

Tom Mix has hit the bull’s eye again in his latest William Fox production “Trailin’ ” which comes to the Royal to-night. Mary Brand wrote, the stirring story on which the photoplay is based. • Lynn L. Reynolds adapted the story and directed the picture. The result is noteworthy.

It seems peculiar to see Mix in the role of a enderfoot, but be soon demonstrates that he was not so tender after all. Steve Nash, the bad man, and a few others who attempted to interfere with his plans were soon convinced of the hero’s superiority ats their own tricks. Incidentally Afix walked in and practically took the villain’s sweetheart from under his very nose as though there were nothing unusual to it. A deep mystery connected with the story is not cleared until the last scene.

“The Bonify AFarkel,” declared by critics to be the most appealing society (lranm presented within the last few years will be shown on Friday with Katherine MacDonald the world's most beautiful woman, in the stella role. As Amelie Thorndike, Miss MacDonald depicts the part of a girl who braves the ridicule of fashionable society people lo pay in full for me wretchedness she has caused an admirer. The supporting east is a strong . no and iuehiib s Roy Stewart and Kathleen Kirkham.

When two doting old m u lake it upon themselves to choose a husband for a preity ; id capricious young lady without her enl husiastic approvethey are des! - tied to run into a real snag, as dem oust rated by Constance Tuluuidgc in her latest First National release “Lessens in Love.” The prodm-iion of

‘■Less- ns in Love” said to he the lies! Constance Talmadge picture yet made, was temporarily interrupted in New York when the star got married and went on a brief honeymoon. To lie shown on Saturday with ‘Winners of the AA T est” and ail extra Snooky Comedy, “One Best Pei.”

Tf theatregoers come to the Royal Theatre on Monday to see “Home Stuff,” the Metro special production which will he the feature attraction for that night expecting to get an exposition of home-brew, they will not he dissnpointed in other respects. For “Home Stuff’' is superlatively fine, with a story that lms not one dull moment and a cast whose acting has distinction and verve. A r iola Dana stars in this picture, and lives up to the reputation she has already earned for brilliant impersonation.