MAJESTIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1040, 2 August 1930, Page 15

MAJESTIC

“STREET OF CHANCE” William Powell, whose versatility is . a mired by millions of enthusiastic talking screen fans all over the world, is at the Majestic Theatre In another of those splendid characterisaticns of his. The picture, an all-dialogue Paramount release, is “Street of Chance.” It is a picture in which "big time" professional gambling is held up to the mirror of reality. Powell is the central character, “Natural” Davis, lord of all gamblers, who nightly gather in green-shaded hotel rooms to stake their for unes and sometimes their lives on the deal of a poker hand. Powell is a lovable villain. Immersed as he Is in the lawless swirl of poker cards, nevertheless he has a sympathetic spot in his case-hardened heart for Regis Toomey, his young brother. Powell pays thousands for the college education of his brother, and thousands more to prevent the lad from following along the treacherous pathway that he himself has followed. But in spite of Powell’s efforts. Toomey gets involved in one of the biggest and most dangerous games on the street of chance. He is playing for high stakes with men who shoot faster than they think. Powell’s valiant effort to save the kid is the grand gesture of the show, and brings a climax alike romantic and dramatic. The Majestic’s new programme also includes the best of talkie featurettes.