MAORILAND PICTURES.

Shannon News, 20 April 1928, Page 3

MAORILAND PICTURES.

SATURDAY— "A LITTLE

JOURNEY."

A. five-day page from the book of life might well describe "A Little Journey," which will be shown at the Maoriland Theatre on Saturday. It is one of those pictures that seem so real that one is prone to forget that this bit is meant for comedy, and that for drama. There are laughs and there are tears, but the whole is so perfectly constructed that one is never conscious of the 1 mechanics of picture making. "A Little Journey" is a Mctro-G-oldwyn-Mayer picture, and was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, whose "The Waning;Sex" was so much enjoyed. Leonard has taken a story, that of a rich girl, suddenly made poor, who accepts the proposal of a wealthy friend. She has no sooner boarded the train to make the trans-continental journey to meet him when she meets a good-looking young man with whom she falls in love. Leonard has handled this story in a charming, natural manner, bringing the story to a happy, yet logical ending. Claire Windsor acquits herself excellently as Julie Rutherford, the girl in the case. William Haines, who became a sensation overnight with "Brown of Harvard," is seen as George Manning, the wise-cracking young man with whom Julie falls in love. Haines, is destined, for tho heights of popularity, and this picture is another rung in his ladder., Harry Carey plays the role of a millionaire, and fits very well in his new guise, and Claire McDowell as usual contributes an excellent performance.

MONDAY—REX THE WILD HORSE IN "BLACK CYCLONE."

Rex, the king of wild horses, starred by Hal Roach in "Black Cyca new photodrama of the Nevada hill country, to be shown at the Maoriland Theatre on Monday, is the finest example living to-day of a magnificent beast, viciously tempered by early influences, being redeemed by kindness and made to servie a worthkindness purpose in life. As "Casey Jones" he was chained in a stall in Colorado because he was a killed of men—unftl Hal'Roach's scouts discovered the biaek stallion and brought him out of his prison. Treated in the right way by Carl Morrison, noted horse trainer,"and his,brother, he gave evidence in a. short time of becoming a prize animal. Fred Jaekman, who directed him last year in "The King of Wild Horses," which created a sensation, and also in "Black Cyclone," believes him the finest example" of spirit without viciousness that he has ever seen