REGENT THEATRE.
■ "Stand and Deliver," starring Rod La Rocque and Lupe Velez, Is the current feature at the Regent Theatre. It reveals the experiences of an adventuresome young Englishman, who enlists- in • the r Greek cavalry against banditry in that country. La Rocque, as Roger Norman, has brought to the screen another delightful swashbuckling hero. ' ' Roger Norman, a Greek cavalry officer, in an attempt to save a Greek peasant girl from the evil advances of his commanding ofttcer, malms hU .superiors He becomes a fugitive, and es-capes-wlth the girl, the latter admirably portrayed by Lupe Vclez The two are captured by outlaws, arid the former is given-his choice of death or" of becoming a bandit. He accepts the latter alternative. Then the excitement starts. Another big attraction is the appearance of Gautier's -"Bricklayers." The actors are twelve dogs, who'go through their parts with amazzlng ability.' They appear as bricklayers engaged on a building, and the.manner in which they perform is remarkable. A gazette, scenic, and comedy are also screened, and excellent music Is supplied by the.orchestra.
In "Excess Baggage,".which opens torinorrow at the Regent Theatre, Director James Cruze has turned out his finest example of an intensely Interesting motion picture since "The Covered Wagon.", With William Halnes, who also rises to new heights, Cruze has turned out a picture that Is outstanding. The plot, which deals with the adventures of. a small-time vaudeville, Juggler and his motion plftture star wife Is a continual scries of revelations which keep the audience keyed to the.highest pitch." Using boomerang and bullwhlp, national weapons of Australia, In a series of adventures, Tim M'Coy is starring in one of the most InterestIng of his productions at. the Regent Theatre on Friday. This Is ''The Bushranger,", first allAustralian picture ever filmed in America, and a-vivid story of the Australian plains. A notable cast Includes Russoll Simpson, Richard R. Neill, Arthur Lubln, Rosemary Cooper, Dale Austen (Miss New Zealand, 1927), Billy. Franey, and Frank Baker. . ' ,
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 54, 7 March 1929, Page 5
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328REGENT THEATRE. Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 54, 7 March 1929, Page 5
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