DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS' LATEST.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17748, 27 April 1923, Page 14

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS' LATEST.

"ONE OF THE BLOOD." HOUDINI, "THE MAN FROM BEYOND," AT LIBERTY THEATRE, TO-MORROW. Douglas Fairbanks' spirit of adventure finds another illustration in "One of the Blood," a. chronicle of daring and amusejnent which will be screened at the Liberty Theatre to-morrow. To drown his sorrows at not having ever Been his mother, he seeks experience in Mexico, where in the lawless village of Murdero, he encounters the Mexican bandit, Francisca Villa, and after a bout with the latter's ruffians, ducka him in the village pond, and sets off for Europe, where his mother is, in answer to a mysterious summons. The scene changes to one of the little principalities at the foot of the Alps, which forms a. delightful background tor the lives of the peaceful dwel-

lers of those parts, only to he turned- into an angry, disgruntled community, by the traitorous acts of an ambitions Minister of War. . Fairba-nks's house-climbing capabilities find full vent in his efforts to elude the whole 'of the palace guard, on his way to meet his mysterious king. Plots and coun-ter-plots lead to the discovery that the hero is leally the missing heir-apparent to the throne, who times his arrival to meet the mob in the act of revolting against the reigning dynasty. In a desperate effort to evade his pursuers, the hero- leaps over a •wall into a stately garden, where a beauteous maiden serves him afternoon tea under the trees; th© author kindly disposes his parts bo that the maiden and the hero promptly fall in love. A long series of hairraising adventures enda in the King's renunciation of his crown to the new-found heir, who promptly executes a vigorous cleanup of a-11 the enemies of law and order. There is a rescue from a sixrstorey fire, a fight! on the Btaira, a leap over the swordsmen, a hold-up on a bridge, and a mad gallop, pursued by soldiers, through beautiful -scenes that would make a. fine tourist film in themselves. Sensational feats abound in "The Man From Beyond," the second production at the Liberty Theatre to-mor-row. The strong cast includes Houdini, the magician, whose work ha-s won for him an enviable name throuerhout tlie world. The story told In the picture is a novel one to a degree. Dr. Gregory Sinclair, a noted scientist and explorer, and Francis Duvnl, an adventurer, are the survivors of an Arctic expedition, which has ended in failure and disaster. Just when they are on the point of starvation they come across a deserted ship stranded in the ice, and boardiing the vessel, they discover the body of a man frozen in a block of ice. Duval removes the ice from the figure, and Dr. Sinclair is amazed to make the discovery that the man, whose name transpires to be Hillary, is still alive. Weeks of hardship follow, but eventually tfte trio reach the home of Professor Strange, whose daughter ia about to be married. Hillary, believing the bride to be a girl he loved ICO years ago, delays the ceremony, but all the satisfaction he gets is to be put in an asylum. He escapes, however, and then follow incidents wliich should satisfy all seekers after the sensational. There is a happy conclusion Acting with Houdini, and contributing greatly to the success of the picture, is the famous Nita Naldi.

Among the supporting pictures is "Endurance," a truly remarkable demonstration of .what a motor-car -will do when it is really pushed. The car, which is literally the hero of this thriller, is driven over what one mny reasonably concede to be the worst rood in the world, and travels at high speed where an average bullock-driver would stand' lost for 'words. A great comedy, 'Tffis Wife's Husband," the latest Pat-he Gazette, and a good orchestral programme complete an excellent programme.