MAORILAND THEATRE.

Shannon News, 1 February 1929, Page 3

MAORILAND THEATRE.

"THE BRANDED SOMBRERO.”

i ‘ The Branded Sombrero/ ’ Buck Jones’ latest production, which .comes to the Maoriland Theatre on Saturday is the story of an adopted son’s fight to retain the family name. The story centres about the battered, sombrero that John Hallett, Buck’s father, treasured. Ilallctt in his youth had neglected to take the proper procedure in stocking his ranch and preyed L on his neighbour’s stock. The dying man-, full of remorse, begs his two sons to 1 eturn the stock or their equivalent. Pointing to the battered sombrero, John Hallett explains that the hat waj the kev to the whole situation. The brand of every ranch and the amount of cattle stolen are marked on the sombrero. How Buck repaid the debt is a graphic story, and the scenes aie (rammed with tense situations and plenty of thrills. Leila Hyams plays the leading feminine role.

“THE NOOSE.”

A mysterious telephone call over the private wire of the Governor saves .a boy’s life at dawn! This is one of the big scenes in First National’s “The I\ f oose,” with Richard Bartlielmess in the starring role, which is to be screened on Monday. The . highly dramatic scenes that ensue bring to-o-ether two of the screen’s cleverest players —Richard Barthelmess, the star, and Alice Joyce, favourite of the films, who is cast as his mother, the Governor’s wife. Miss Joyce was seiected for the role becauseher dramatic ability and sympathetic rendition of emotional roles.' Her work in “The Noose” stands out as the best she has done in a long and eventful screen career, and will win her many friends among screen patrons.