MAORILAND PICTURES
“THE DRIFTEBS.’’ TO-NIGHT. Alaska, when the winter snows choke the trails and make travelling impossible is the locale given J. Warren Kerrigan in “The Drifters.” Written by Kenneth B. Clark “The Drifters” which is the star for to-night, is the story of three men who live together in a one room cabin throughout the long northern winter. The story opens ' when the winter is half spent; when the earlier spirit of computability has • commenced to break into little flurries of animosity, in 'which are revealed the three Various temperaments of the 'characters. Each has his own peculiar and particular weaknesses. J. AVavren j Kerrigan plays the role ot' a man who has given up the struggle for a place in the world and who weakly dulls tho sharp edge of his conscience and memory with drink. There is an element of mystery and suspense in the story from the beginning that is heightened when a girl, whose mind lias become impaired by a great sorrow and her great struggle to get through the win- ( ter snows, is found near their cabin The unravelling of the mystery and the 1 regeneration of (he man who sought to forget make “The Drifters” an out of J the ordinary story. The popular star _ is supported by Lois AA’ilson, C'nsson Ferguson, William Conklin, and Walter - ‘ TI V. V T
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Otaki Mail, 18 January 1922, Page 3
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