THE STRAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 72, 16 June 1927, Page 17

THE STRAND

“THE MAN UPSTAIRS” Monte Blue and Dorothy Devore head a strong cast in “The Man Upstairs,” a mystery story, which will finish at the Strand Theatre to-night. The story tells how Geoffrey West, a young man alone in London, and a girl, Marian Larnard, meet while bpth are in search of adventure. Iji order to win the girl. West tells her of a supposed murder and pretends he is hunting the culprit. Marian decided to turn the joke of manufactured excitement on to West. She arranges to have Frazer “planted” again as if he really were murdered, giveis West’s letters to the police, and brings Scotland Yard to arrest West. His knife is found in the dead body of Frazer, and West is sent to prison to await trial. Frazer helps the girl with her prank, and one day climbs the bars of the window and looks in on the prisoner. This frightens Mose, West’s servant, but convinces West that he should be freed at once since the man is alive. He and Mose manage to escape through mysterious dungeons and dark stairways, only to be confronted by two terrifying armoured figures who halt their progress. After thoroughly frightening West and Mose, the figures strip off their armour, and prove to be Marian and Frazer, delighted with their practical joke. A Fox production. “Daughters Who Pay,” will be shown in support. The short features include a Strand Magazine and an Aesop’s Fable picture.