MAORILAND PICTURES.
"TJHLE DEVIL'S CARGO."' Saturday's picture at the local theatre is "The Devil's Cargo." It is an adaptation of "The River Boat," by Charles Whittaker, and is a fine love melodrama of California in 1850. It opens'in the old gold town of Sacramento. A feature is one of the greatest free-for-all fights ever seen between Beery and William, Collier Jr. Both are featured in the production \v,ih Pauline Sarke and Claire Adams. The "Bonzana" saloon and gambling hall is another big scene. Everything is faithfully reproduced, the bar, roulette and card tables over, which fortune after fortune in gold nuggets passed years ago, etc. ' 'MEDDLING WOMEN.'' Lionel Barrymore, the distinguished Belasco star, appears in "Meddling Women," his latest and finest screen achievement, is coming to the Shannon Theatre on Monday. This new starring vehicle by Lionel Barrymore' ranks among the cinema classics of the current season. The theme of this masterful photodraima dwells upon a connubial estrangement, which has been brought about by the interference of mischievous and , stupid women folks of a youtng couple. In support of Lionel Barrymore there are two internationally famous stars in the duo personalities of Slgrid Holmquist, known as Sweden's Mary Pickford, and Dagmar Godowsky, the exotic movie vamp. '
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Shannon News, 5 February 1926, Page 3
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206MAORILAND PICTURES. Shannon News, 5 February 1926, Page 3
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