PLAZA AND TIVOLI

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 529, 5 December 1928, Page 16

PLAZA AND TIVOLI

“THE HEAD MAN" THIS EVENING

A merry comedy of politics in a small American town is the theme of the latest Charlie Murray comedy to be shown at the Plaza and Tivoli Theatres this evening - . This is “The Head Man,” an adaptation of Harry Leon Wilson's famous novel, •’’The Boss of Little Arcady.” "While it is packed with fun, it also has effectual moments, of dramatic contrast. It also differs from slapstick comedy, thanks to a well-knit plot and very human characterisations. Loretta Young, the newest and one of the most promising of leading ladies, had just finished a picture opposite Lon Chaney. Her work was so fine that she was chosen for the ingenue lead in “The Head Man.” Opposite her in the romance of the whimsical, appealing story is Larry Kent, also a comparative newcomer and a rising light among leading men. The cast includes Lucien Littlefield, with one of the best roles of his colourful career in Ed Barnes, cronv of the hero, and E. J. Ratcliffe, Irving Bacon and Harvey Clark as smalltown politicians. Martha Mattox and Rosa Gore, made up as twins more alike in appearance than the proverbial two peas are feminine high spots in “The Head Man.” Hot Farley, veteran comedienne, and Sylvia Ashton have other tfility laden witil comedy responsiAnother of these gay exuberant comedies of youth with Glenn Tryon and Patsy Ruth Miller, will be offered as the second attraction at these theatres. It is a comedy racetrack epic called “Hot Heels.” “Hot Heels” starts * with a small-town show and ends at the colourful racetrack in Havana, Cuba, at the height of the season. Helicious comedy is scattered all through the story, which commences when a small-town hotel owner buys the contract of a road-show actress ( with whom he has fallen in love, and

takes the troupe to Havana amid many adventures of riotous comedy. The steeplechase in this picture is without a doubt the most thrillinghorse race ever filmed. There are uncountable laughs and many delightful surprises in “Hot Heels,” which promises a full and satisfactory evening’s entertainment.