MAORILAND PICTURES.

Shannon News, 31 August 1928, Page 2

MAORILAND PICTURES.

"HEAVEN ON EARTH." Edmond Durand inherited wealth | and luxury—and an aunt who arranged his entire life for him. But one day he suddenly burst his bonds, Vanished from the ken of his associates, and travelled the gypsy road to freedom. A piquant girlish face peered at him from the tiny window of a rumbling |j caravan —and Edmond Durant immed- - iately became a gypsy, too! How Durand wandered through the highways and byways, how Fate shattered his romance, and how at last in the stress and turmoil of deadly peril he and his nomad sweetheart were re-united, is y told in a Mctro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production of unusual power and beauty. With Rene Adoree and Conrad Nagel in the leading roles, : "Heaven on Earth" will be screened at'the Maoriland on Saturday. * "BLAKE OF SCOTLAND YARD." ; The thrilling serial, "Blake of Scotland Yard" will commence at the Maoriland on Monday. It is declared to be the most gripping ehapterplay ever filmed. It contains pretentious production value and its many weird touches in lighting and characterization, bizarre and impressive, prove Hill to be one of the screen's outstanding directors.. "Blake of Scotland Yard" consists of twelve episodes of two reels each, every one of them containing the thrills that would ordinarily be contained in a full length melodrama. Hayden Stevenson of "Leather Pushers" and '' The Collegians'' fame is starred, while the supporting cast includes Gloria Grey in the feminine lead, Herbert Prior, Monte Wilbur Mack, Albert Hart and Grace Cuuard.

On the same bill is "Smile, Brother, Smile," Men-folk who see-Jack Mulhall as a cosmetic saleman in this First National comedy-drama will be glad he isn't a house-to-house salesman in real life! Not. that he's a sheik, but who could resist his salesmanship as demonstrated in the picture! Dorothy Mackaill is co-featured with him.