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SPLENDID PROGRAMME Tom O’Brien of “The Big Parade” arid who played in “Winners of the Wildnerness,” Tim McCoy’s second starring vehicle for the Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer, has the role of “Sergeant Abner Hawkins” in “The. Frontiersman.” McCoy’s fourth semi-historical drama, now being shown at the Empire Theatre. This role of the frontier scout gives O’Brien a fine opportunity to display his prowess, an opportunity which ho takes full advantage of. “The Frontiersman” is a vivid talc of frontier adventures and romance, having as a background the war with tho Creek Indians, which ended with their utter defeat by General Andrew Jackson’s famous Tennessee Militia. Beautiful Claire Windsor appears opposite McCoy, and other players of note are Louise Lorraine, Tom O’Brien and Frank Hagney. “The Little Irish Girl,” starring Dolores Costello, is also on the same programme.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 224, 10 December 1927, Page 16
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