“End of the Trail.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 363, 18 February 1937, Page 8

“End of the Trail.

A stirring picturisation of the historic hundred days’ war against Spain, culminating in the famous charge of Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders up the San Juan Hili, will be seen in Columbia's “End of the Trail,” starring Jack Holt, when it shows at the King’s Theatre next Saturday and Monday . “End of the Trail” was adapted to the screen by Harold Shumate from Zane Grey’s story "Outlaws of Palouse,” which is considered one of the finest novels ever written by this famed American author.

The story, essentially ,is that of two friendly enemies in a small western cow-town who answer tjje call to colours in the war with Spain. Dale 9 r itt en ham, played by Holt, saves the lite of Bob Hildreth, played by Guinn Williams, and losed the sight of one eye. They meet Louise Henry, as Belle, a Red Cross nurse, and their rivalry is intensified. They are both in love with the same girl. When they return from Cuba Hildreth is made Sheriff and Brittenham, unable to get a job, follows a questionable vocation but becomes very rich. With the girl between them and the two former buddies in arms on opposite sides of the law, “End of the Trail” develops into an intensely dramatic story that moves swiftly and thrillingly to a surprise climax.