LYRIC PICTURES
TO-NIGHT. "ONE EXCITING- NIGHT," CAKN'IVAL RESULTS, Myctery plays have become vogue and last nigh: at the Lyric Pictures the fashion wua set for mystery films, in "One Exciting Night," a- United Ar tists release, David \V. Grinith h;v: tin attempted the spectacular or relied on stirring mob scenes, but has merel; presented an excellent modern niybler; drama in the Ciriiiith way. However he was not content with the usual, w a hurricane, that for the present is tb-_ storm on the screen, was used a climax. it raised our hair just a little higher, and only Komeo Washington —a negro character who was a whole "movie' himself—could smooth it down with his extremely amusing antics. Forte: Strong makes this ambitious, job-huat iug Komeo the ]jf e of the film, so to speak, and his love-making to the maid, played by lrma Harrison, is done in a characteristic way. The second chap ter of the new Universal serial "In th. Days of Buffalo Bill," will al-o be screened, and during the e%ening announcements concerning the final results of the Queen Carnival will be made.
SATURDAY SIGHT, "THE LOVE FLOWEB." Once again Richard Burthelmcs- j scores a triumph in "The Love Flower." a wonderful D. W. Griffith lovi romance at the Lytic pictures to-mor-row (Saturday; at 8 p.m. Its theme is of unusual interest, for it is an turns- I tially dramatic story "of the wonderfni : love of a daughter for her heart-broken j father, who, being hounded to the very .-nd or' the world, dare.- t 0 plan the un- j loing of the man who is desirous of J 'ringing ultimate disgrace upon the! ■•cry light of her heart and soul and j mhappinc-ss. to her \-eiy thought. Not me woman in ten thousand would do j vhat this daughter dared to do to .-avej icr father. Gratit.-i.de is the rosemary >t the heart, but greater lave has no aaii than they that would wiHinghive their lit.- TO save another. V.'-t • hi- girl, without the knot;i.-rj.-.- ■ -• . ather, plotted to give away all that j 'as near and dear to tier, even to the' stent of her own life, to save for hixa - I ew more happy days on earth. The ver-popular Topical Budget, the onlv •misih news film, a „d the Patfae re-' j mw, complete the programme. !,
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Otaki Mail, 15 June 1923, Page 2
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