“CASE OF LENA SMITH” AT ROYAL
j James Hall and Fred Kohler havi 1 changed places. In “The Case of Hen4i Smith,” directed by Josef von Stern* ; berg, and now at the Royal Theatre, Kingsland, Kohler has a sympathetic role, and James Hall is seen in a menacing part. In this romance between a dashing young cavalry officer in ths J Austrian Army, and a Hungarian peasant girl, Esther Ralston is Smith, who comes to Vienna for ad« ' venture. After a career of romanti# leads. Hall plays a villain’s role oppo* . site the blonde star. Fred Kohler, who is remembered fof i his villainous roles in “Forgotten j Faces” and “The Drag ICet,” is seen in J the part of a Hungarian farmer, who i gives his ten years* earnings to help | the girl recover her child. “The King of the Rodeo.” which is also being shown, is a thrilling Hoot Gibson story, with a background of ‘ the big American rodeo at Chicago.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 698, 25 June 1929, Page 15
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