TIVOLI AND EVERYBODY’S

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 706, 4 July 1929, Page 14

TIVOLI AND EVERYBODY’S

“THOROUGHBREDS” Marion Nixon’s first starring picture is entitled “Thoroughbreds,” and will be screened at the Tivoli and Everybody’s Theatres this evening. Miss Nixon has long been a favourite with picture-goers. Since her first

appearance on the screen as an unknown about four years ago, she has j) become one of the U most popular act- & resses in filmland. f Her elevation to stardom in this Universal picture has imbued the petite player with an added charm,

which is plainly apparent in this production. In “Thoroughbreds,” Miss Nixon has been provided with an excellent vehicle for her first starring production. The story concerns a racing combine who use a beautiful woman to influence a handsome young jockey into deliberately losing the race he could have won. The acting is superb, and the direction is matchless. The picture contains some of the most thrilling and dramatic horse-racing scenes filmed. Richard Walling is the leading man. The youthful player carries his role of the jockey with great success. Mary Nolan and Otis Harlan are two other stellar members of the cast, which includes such players as Sam deGrasse and Montagu Love. The second attraction this evening will be “The Knight of Nights,” a vivid Parisian drama, with a brilliant cast of Continental artists.