SYD. CHAPLIN AT LYRIC
The amui*inK S.vd Chaplin comedy, j The Fortune Hunter." is still attract- ; ing crowds at the Lyric Theatre. | Here is a picture, that bristles with the life of a smart village til’ in Vermont. Radville is one of those growing towns boasting a high school, a hank, and a regular post office with combination lockboxes and every - thing. The old people may b e puritanical and youngsters are up :o the minute. In "The Fortune Hunter,” the charm | lies in the wholesomeness of the story j and the cleverness of the characterJ isation of types that are sympathetic and human Syd Chaplin is seen as 1 a young fellow* who takes up his home ! in the village in order that he may | marry into one of the well-to-do fami- | lies. Of course, he does not do any- ! thing of the kind. ! "Me. Gangster." which is also "being [ being shown, is a story of the inner secrets of crookdom. starring June j Collyer. Alfred K. Gr*-eri the famous dlre< - tor who has just signed a contrac t j with Metro-Goldwyn -Mayer, has be- ; gun production on ‘ The Five O'clock Girl," with Marion Davies in the starj ring role.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 575, 30 January 1929, Page 17
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