ROYAL SHOWS ‘SQUARE CROOKS’

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 569, 23 January 1929, Page 14

ROYAL SHOWS ‘SQUARE CROOKS’

Tingling scenes, hairbreadth and n double-barrelled wliat one sees in ’ Square Crooks" at the Royal Theatre, The story has to do with , struggle ot two men who are st rivT to turn over a new leaf after <WhiV ” in the night life of New York rS? Armstrong and Johnnv Mack Rrn ' are the two boys who iind the roMhonesty and freedom diffleu't. ' J The opening of the story And, , two acting as chauffeurs for a weLr'' family. After the boys are comMvi’ to leave, they are accused of E, a diamond necklace. Their pasted 5 against them and the law is abonM exact its toll when an unusual t«” brings the climax to a startling finie “Yone But the Brave,” the S m-' feature, is a merry comedv-S? starring Charles Morton. ' rJ!t THREE PICTURES AT GRAND The most amusing comedv “pm tered ill Baris,” which stars ’ Sami' Cohen and Jack Pennick, i s still beh shown at the Grand Theatre. ■ Plastered in Paris” depicts the es capades of Cohen and Pennick, \t journey to Paris to attend the Anier can Legion Convention, but sshunted oil into a campaign again--' the Rift's. During the course of tr-opera-bouffet war they rescue two ft maidens from a Riff harem and end “kidnapping” the rest of the seraglios inhabitants. Among the cast supporting the new team of comics is Ivan Linow, Lo). Salvi, Marion Byron, Hugh Alan and Michael Visaroff. "The Ring,” a fine British picture of the life of a boxing champion, starrinLillian Hall-Davis and Carl Briasoii also the Rin-Tin-Tin picture, ‘ A Heri of the Big Snows,” completes the programme.