MAORILAND PICTURES.

Shannon News, 16 January 1923, Page 3

MAORILAND PICTURES.

“THE CRADLE OF COURAGE.” To-morrow (Wednesday) night’s bill at the local pictures will be headed by a Wm. S. Hart masterpiece, “The Cradle of Courage,” which presents the famous star in a characteristic and thrilling story of primitive passion. “THE FOX,” FRIDAY. The next of a series of super-pro-ductions arranged by the management is due on Friday. It is entitled “The Fox,” and stars Harry Carey. The story is as follows: Santa Fe, a begone tramp, is •saved from, a, jeering mob in the little desert town of Calie nte, by Annette, the sheriff’s daughter. Santa. Fe decided to stay in town. He adopts a little waif, and the two have a struggle for existence. The tramp gets a job as porter in the bank. The leading banker, Coulter, is a political crook, leagued with a band of outlaws. Santa Fe learns of this situation. Coulter “frames” Dick Farweli, the finance of Annette’s sister and causes his capture by the outlaws. 'The boy is suspected of stealing from the bank. The Sheriff, who is in disrepute because lie has not cleaned up the outlaws, goes into the desert to save Dick. Santa Fe saves 1 the Sheriff from death in a sand-1 storm, but is himself captured by tne outlaws. He escapes , with Dick, through a subterranean river. They arrive back in town just in time to Save the Sheriff from a mob. Santa Fe reveals himself as a special State agent sent to uproot the outlaw gang and to calcli Coulter. Aided by U.S. Cavalry and a large Sheriff’s posse, ; he leads an attack next morning on ] the outlaw stronghold in the painted j cliffs and cleans them out. Coulter i is also taken. Santa Fe, now the idol ] of the section, wins the love of An- i nette. .