MAORILAND THEATRE.

Shannon News, 27 March 1928, Page 3

MAORILAND THEATRE.

WEDNESDAY —‘ ‘FRAMED.”

Men who have lost their faith in humanity are prone to seek out-of-the way places iii which to bury themselves and their troubles. The remote corners of the earth are peopled by such disillusioned unfortunates, and “Framed,” which comes to the Maoriland Theatre .to-morrow is the story of such a man. Milton Sills is an officer in the French Army during the World Waiv and on being falsely accused and court-martialled goes in an embittered state to the diamond mines' of Brazil. There he is trapped by a modern Circe, and adds all 'Womankind to his other hates. In the end, through the love of a pure girl, he regains his normal state of mind and all ends happily. Thrilling scenes, during a “mud rush” in the mines, examples of the toil and life in the humid junglds along the Amazon, tense drama and emotional climaxes make this photoplay one of the best that has been offered by First National pictures in a long time. FRIDAY. “Counsel for the Defense,” which will be shown at the Maoriland on Friday, is a Selznick screen adaptation of a Leroy Scott novel that met with much popularity under the title of “The Attorney for the Defence.” Jay Hunt, portrays the role of a kindly old man. As the village Doctor he has made a lifetime fight for improvement in the water conditions of the town, and at the opening of the picture, the townsfolk are celebrating the. opening of the new waterworks. Private interests are at work to gain control of the plant, and the old man is “framed,” and faces prison. 1 His daughter (Betty Compson) just graduated from the larv school-, undertakes his defense when every other attoimey turns the case down for political reasons. Despite her efforts, the old man is sentenced to prison, but she finally manages to free him; but therein lies the tale and it is for patrons to see the picture and find, out all about it.