PRINCE EDWARD

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 245, 6 January 1928, Page 14

PRINCE EDWARD

‘•THE MAN IN THE SHADOW’’ j -The Man in the Shadow, released by Master Pictures, which opens at | the Prince Edward Theatre to-nigh* j being produced under the supervis: r. lof David Hartford. It is highly exc.: ; ing melodrama of the wrong whi .h j circumstantial evidence. Dallas Alvoii. given a trusted position in bank | through the help of the life-long friend of his family, who has been elected governor of the State, gets into bad ; company, and gambles until he is I heavily in debt. Thomas Walsh, gambler, blackmailer, plots t tor c - Dailis to get the plans of the bank for him. Summoning Dallia one evening, Walsh, however. Izsta an earl; -r , : visitor, who in an argument kills u. -- gambler and escapes. Dallis discovers ; the crime, and is held for the murd- • He is tried and condemned to death | His mother, who is to marry the i j governor, and his own sweetheart, j daughter of the governor, plead that : his sentence be commuted, but the! , governor refuses. The two women. ! through subterfuge and thrilling action stay the execution, and uncover the j : real culprit. j In her portrayal of the role of Fatsy. ! in Warner Brothers' production, "Irish j j Hearts,” May McAvoy, the star, is ful- 1 j filling a great ambition. Although one |of the outstanding players of the * ! screen, none of the roles offered Miss McAvoy during the last few years have j enabled her to be what she really i.s— 1 ; a whimsical Irish colleen. One of the j things which led her to sign a long- j ' term contract with Warner's was this | role of her heart’s desire, Patsv in | I "Irish Hearts.” Patsy is a lovable little ! immigrant battling for love and a live- j lihood in the wilds of Harlem, where the heart of the city beats fast.