MAORILAND PICTURES.

Shannon News, 20 May 1924, Page 3

MAORILAND PICTURES.

'WILLEY BARKY TO-MORROW. A burglar (broke Auto me- home of Wesley Barry ia Hollywood recently. Wesley had just retired .to Jus room alter a bard day’s work a,t the Warner Brotbdrs’ stjUdio. 'XyiiiJic glancing' through a book, be thought be beard tbe Window squeak. He went out to | investigate and rap plumb into a. burgiar. , The burglar caught oil guard tried to get away, but Wesley grasped ; hi « l«g, tripped Jjim up, and began • punnueiing. him with bis lists. The' | twy struggled on the flour, but. meaui Wl.u.te. oibei'g in tbe bouse came to | Wesley's aid and held the burglar un-i-til the police arrived. In the latest Wesley Harry pictuie, “Hags to Riches,” which wdU be .sbowb at tlie local theatre on Wednesday tbe freckled st.-if also undergoes some trying moments with a, burglar. ’ A -COMMON LAW WIFE. Or more Ilian passing interest is the motion .picture' “The Common Law,” ■'which is a.r screen adaptation of Hobart W. Chambers’ famous novel ot the same name. Co-starred are- Gorinne Griffith; Conway Tearle and Klliott Dexter, while an exceptional supporting case includes Doris May, Hobart Lids worth, Bryant-. .Washburn, and Wally Van. The story o-l “The Common Law” is really that of Valerie West, a sweet and rather unsuphi.stirated young girl who, suddenly thrown upon her own resources sets out. h> earn" her living, bul with no fungible idea as to what she Ts best fitted. to miftixiti:p<('. During jeer sVarrli ior work she-calls a:t the studio Af Louis Neville, an artist who, seeing her great possibilities'as a. ,model,.persuades her- to pose for him in the nude. She achieves great, success as a mod-' el, but .retiaiu'ijs fretr sweetness and charm in spite of her environment. Ncvills Tails desperately in love with Valerie and she finally returns bis love. But the artist's 'family is furious; at what they deem an undesirable uni/on and ’influence Valerie to give him up. by convincing her that the: marriage will wreck his career. She tries desperately .to kill lbs love ami nearly succeeds hut' in the end their attachment- is too strong and Valerie finally offers to live with him as his common law wile. Neville first refuses, but .is finally on the point of accepting YaJieifie’s■ .sacrifice of honour when unexpected forces intervene which rush tin; story to its interesting and dramatic climax. At the Maoriland on Friday and Tokomaru on Saturday.