MAORILAND PICTURES.

Shannon News, 2 May 1924, Page 2

MAORILAND PICTURES.

“THE MAN WHO WON.” Next to Dustin Fiamum’s portrayal of Wild Bill in “The Man Who Won” due to-morrow night, the action of the production is its most, meritorious achievement. After the recent flood of “society” dramas the novelty a rough background offers is condusive to mulch entertainment,. Dustin rides., shoots and gambles like a Comanche just let out of reservation. Tire story concerns a poor miner who is deserted by his wife, for a wealthy robber. Her children are left unbared for wiien the husband, to avenge his wife’s seduction, fares forth to “get” Lord James. Wild Bill, the town’s most notorious gambler, cares fan the children, until he returns, which lie eventually '.does, at lithe end oif o horse’s tail, almost dragged to death. Being unsuccessful in lfis attempt to snare the wily highway rubber she poor miner appeals to Wild Bill, " o takes up his fight. “SHADOWS OF THE NORTH MONDAY.

This is a story of placer mining and claim jumping in North-west Canada. Ben Darby was the most feared and respected young fellow in the snowy gulch country. He was called I'Woll.” Among the claim jumpers' who sought the prpperty worked by WoOf and his dad, Pancake, w'as a big roughneck who also loved the pretty daughter of the leader of the claim jumpers.. While Wolf is away at the war the claim jumpers send Pancake ove" >. th-> falls in a canoe and jump hH claim. He is not killed and meets Wolf in Montreal and tells him about it. Eventually Wolf wins back the claim and his girl-but Pancake is killed by the crooks. It is a gripping drama, logical, well-acted, w r ell-direct_ ed end sceuically beautiful.