PRINCESS AND TIVOLI
“THE LIFE OF RILEY” Charlie Murray has one type of comedy characterisation in which, through years on and screen, he has proved himself the funniest man in pictures. In “The Life of Riley,” now at the Princess and Tivoli, in which he is co # -featured with George Sidney, Mur-
Bray is a small town fire chief, inventor of a fire extinguisher, and storekeeper. Sidney is chief of police of the same village, and iceman on the side. Both the famous comics love the same fascinatAnita Stewart ing widow, a role enacted by Myrtle Stedman. The plot starts from there and never pauses for an instant, to dish up laughs and thrills. Of course, there is a villain; a novel and interesting type of photographer, shell-game-operator and slicker, enacted by Sam Hardy. The principal romance is distinctly comedic in nature, but there is a youthful affair between June Marlowe and Stephen Carr that is full of heart-throbs and wistful sweetness. • The Prince of Pilsen,” starring Anita Stewart, is the second feature on the programme.
Lionel Barrymore, noted stage and screen star, will be seen as the leading character in “The Thirteenth Hour,” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s latest mystery drama, the story of which deals with modern detective problems presented in a new disguise. In addition to Barrymore, the cast includes Charles Delaney, Jacqueline Gadson, Fred Kelsey, Polly Moran, Bert Sarkey, Malcolm Denny, Napoleon, the German police dog and others of note. It was adapted for the screen by Edward T. Lowe, Jnr.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 282, 18 February 1928, Page 16
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