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“THE TERROR’’ * In the wilds of the California .mountains, near Big Bear, was the locale 'where most of "The Terror,” Art Acord's starring vehicle, which will finish its run at the Empire Theatre tonight. was filmed. In these beautiful surroundings Cliff Smith, the director, guided his players through the action of an unusually rtramnic tale of the West. Acord, with his horse Buddy, arid his dog Rex, Proves again that he is one of the Wests outstanding horsemen, as he does feats seldom performed on horseback. Tired of Western pictures, which invariably present the ranch owner as a stalwart gentleman in chaps and Stetson, Hunt Stromberg has upset the established order of things in "Tiger Thompson," his new Harry Carey production, which will also be shown for the last time to-night at the Empire Theatre. The ranch owner, in this instance, is J woman.’ What is more, she is young, beautiful and fearless, as played by Marguerite Clayton, a heroine of remarkable appeal.
Ktiues riiin versatility is the keynote Charlie Chase’s first Hal Roach ootnedy to be released by Metro-Gold-'vyn-Mayer. The title is "The Sting or Stings,” and in this picture Charlie riaec a flivver, n circus horse, a merryf°*u olin< * borse and a lerris wheel in jashioos that are by no means ortho-
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 174, 13 October 1927, Page 15
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215EMPIRE Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 174, 13 October 1927, Page 15
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