PARAMOUNT AND ARTCRAFT.
Just what "Western Speed" amounts to is made clear to the audiences at the Paramount and Artcraft Theatres. This -is shown in Charles Jones's latest picture, bearing \ that velocityimplying, title. Jones enters' the action with a bang that smacks of tornado doings, drives through five reel* of' desperate riding,' adventurous! gunplay, : and romantic love-making, , and exita With a dash that leaves a willing bride in his arms and a. smile on the' spectator's, face. The story i» of a> cowboy who wins the love of a, girl—who early in the story expresses intense hatred for him—by first saving her life during a runaway, and then by saving her father's name and honour by'puncturing the villainous plans of a gang of" crook* who hope to convict the parent of a crime they committed. |The settings are exceptionally pleasing. ■ The film will, be repeated to-night, together with a number 'of excellent supporting1 gfjturea. Ctpable orchestras at Doth theatres lend charm to the programme.
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 50, 28 August 1922, Page 3
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