BRITANNIA

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 382, 16 June 1928, Page 18

BRITANNIA

JACKIE COOGAN IN “BUTTONS’' Jackie Coogan's latest picture, “Buttons,” an epic of the sea, is now being shown at the Britannia Theatre. In “Buttons,” the world-famous child actor gives his innumerable admirers a new thrill as page on a transatlantic

steamer. Tie is promoted from the 1 brave but unclassified status of a child f stowaway, to a training - school —in due t course to salute the captain of his 1 ship a fully-trained cadet: Further, t as he thinks he ought to be the cap- f tain’s personal page at that, he brings c the occupant of that coveted position t into unmistakable disgrace by sewing 1 a large piece of calico to the seat of his pants only five minutes before c morning parade' « And when "Buttons” really does be- g come the captain’s attendant, saluting t I

his hero with prodigious following him about the duty transatlantic liner all t he c*P‘ hours, there comes dram* tain’s fiancee, who is maiuns hero deproves fickle and our >®”ugbtenißj cides to take a hand - m fro* 8 the captain and saving humiliation. A n f a ***** An uproarious come y hors e enthusiast and a fak also entitled No Control. FoT & shown, starring Harrison Phyllis Haver. _