MAORILAND PICTURES.

Shannon News, 27 November 1928, Page 3

MAORILAND PICTURES.

“THE SHIELD OF HONOUR.”

Wednesday’s feature picture at the . Shannon Theatre will be ‘ * The Shield of Honour.” , Dan MacDowell, veteran officer, and his son Jack are being hon- : oured at the celebration of the addition of the aviation department to thj police force. Jack is to be the first flying officer, and when Gwen O’Day, beautiful daughter of a wealthy jeweler, christens the plane, Jack is immed- • iatcly attracted to her and they fall in love. Later O’Day asks Jack to a«- 1 sist him in solving numerous jewel robberies of his customers. Dan MacDowell, in the meantime has his sixty-fifth birthday and is retired from the Torch but O’Day gives him a; night watch- 1 man’s job in his store. Jack and his father work together on the case and as clues are slowly gathered suspicion falls on; Robert Chandler, O’Bay’s business adviser, who it is later learned is the secret leader of a. gang-of diamond thieves. Jack eventually traps Chandler with the goods and, after many ' tnrilling experiences Gwen and Jack find themselves in each other’s arms. . . / .

‘ ‘LOVERS ’ ISLAND. ’ ’ . An island to which all lovers make v their pilgrimage just previous to their ' marriage holds the title role in the , Selyzniek production, “Lover’s* Island,” which is coming, to the Shannon Theatre on Friday,, with Hope Hampton and .James Kirkwood •co-star-ring, and Louis Wolheim in a leading role. “Lovers ’ Island” is in the main ’the story of two women .who loved one man. . One was fickle, the other constant. With one it was just a case of another sweetheart. With the other her first and only love. Arid one" of j them won the man. Which one do you think? Here is a great modern love stoiy with just the right amount, of happy romance, tragedy, action, and dramatic suspense to make it a perfect picture. Together with this it has two of the'biggest stars of the stage and screen—James Kirkwood and Hope • Hampton.

- ‘«SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS. ’ * Harold Bell Wright’s thrilling romance, “Shepherd of the Hills,” advertised on page 1 for Friday,, will not be screened until Friday, December 7th. -