STRAND THEATRE.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19731, 23 September 1929, Page 4

STRAND THEATRE.

AN EXCELLENT PROGRAMMED XJu jir at (us, DUiuid ilieati# this wee* u *ll ejtctitieflt one. vv an aim 8 ..limi.., • xue *uu£ttr a ia main itittkui'u, atbtkittiitt iHiutHbtt Jienaoii, -Dau-iKJi cuifctuuat, «uiu ±»is«i *nu •wry. oi uie "xunsex, an tuutuetu uuuter ol wimWIK» It*"* OfOJtoli UU 1»W, Ift wwiwd ■ay uie pouoe, but bwiiea tnau etfoiU to aeciu* Jxun, aim van id if*, lepoiu uuue as to uia lau>, una unu us una cued dbioau, anotaer tnal ne i* returning to io avenge ws SiMei, who una taken uer me aa the leaiut ol net betrayal by a aouciMi irienu tuuiea jneister. Xne solicitor is a sinister agiue in league with uiieves, and by aus^iioio. r ia whicil calnnot o« proved. anouiex tig,use, Inspector Unas, aiso moves my stenousiy on Uie scene. Xne t<oUue call the cool, benevoienwooiung and Mhimaicai criminologist. Dr. into consultation, wnen ne returns irom aoroad. n,very step ia tauten to trace tne iiuiger, but lie remains eiuaive. Vv no is the wanted man/ Where does he lurkr is he alive? is ne dead/ The answer comes alter episodes oi ever-rising suspense in a crashing finale, in which Meistei is suddenly dispatched in the very presence ol the police, and the Kmger stands revealed. The second picture is "The Biver Pirate," starring Victor McLaglen and Lois Moran. It is a revelation oi the new side of criminal activity, and involves plenty of action and original thrills. Lois Moran piays the leading feminine role with Nick Stuart, hand" some young juvenile as McLaglan's partner in crime The supporting cast numbers such brilliant players as Donald Criep, Earle Fox, and Bob Perry. The supporting films are oi uniform excellence.