MAORILAND PICTURES.

Shannon News, 24 July 1928, Page 2

MAORILAND PICTURES.

“THE JOY GIRL ” '!

Olive Borden, the . screen’s ' most youthful star, has the’ title foie in ,‘The Joy Girl,” an Allan,,Dwah picture for Fox which will be serpengd in SliaiF nou on Wednesday. The story tells of a poor giff who aspired, .to wealth and position at almost aiyy cost.y, A toiat df a' !snob, iii. her young. igii6i;ai:ce, she deliberately sought after rich 5 men, :! But, thanks to'innate fineness.’and. a lucky' stroke, it turns out that a certain young chauffeur in whom she us really interested, is actually. Ffiiice Channing indisguise. Dwaii" presents the brilliance of New , Yo,rk and Palm Beach in a scries '6f. v r.cmaikabje,. shots for whichJie’.toph the entire company to »the sceties:' While 'there is hone of the exaggerated splendour that. Some : times accompanies pictures of society, npthirig of the real luxury is omitted.

“THE TE KOOTI TRAIL.?* ; Thrilling pages froih --New Zealand history are presented in “The Te Kooti Trail,” a ..sequel to “Rewi’s Last Stand, V which will be .screened as Friday’s special. The picture telis the true story of that • great Maori outlaw, and soldier, whom the ? British spldiers could never catch. Other characters strikingly portrayed are Jean Geurrin,' the Frenchman, the heroi who gave ,Ins, life fcr his friends; Captain Gilbert Mair (“The 1 Great White Chief ”),'wh6‘ defeated Te Kooti at Tum.unui, February. 1870; ‘winning the'New Zealand Cross (equal to the V.C;); for his;;bravery; and Monika, the brave Maori' girl who died rather than tell Te' Kooti where the British cartridges w6re bur ied (March, 1869). The story has been published in the press and lends itself admirably to screen presentation.