“THE GREAT GAME.”

Gisborne Times, Volume LIII, Issue 5665, 20 December 1920, Page 7

“THE GREAT GAME.”

BOMBARDIER wells at opera

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The popularity of a sporting picture was shown by the enthusiasm of the spectators at the Opera House on Saturday night, when tne second presentation took place of “The G.eat Game,” an English photo-play, in which the central character is taken by the world-renowned boxer, Bombardier Wells. The story tells of Dic'ki Cranshaw, the idle son of a wealthy baronet, whose one redeeming feature is his love for clean.. honest sport. His father, a sporting country squire of the old school, fails foul of a sharper, whose mean and cowardly tactics cause the death of the old sportsman. It had been the old squire’s wish that bis horse should win the Derby, and this wish Dick decides to carry out. How he accomplishes his desire forms an enthralling story. A six-round bout between the stalwart Dick and bis rival’s paid “bruiser” gives the boxer groat ' opportunity to display his world-renowned prowess in the game, incidentally some hue views of the Derby race and surroundings are given. The fact that the picture is an all-English production would naturally predispose picture-goers in its favor, but it requires no special commendation on that account, as it can maintain its own prestige quite well on solid merits. It has a special interest in the fact that it is one of a. series of all-English productions that will reach New Zealand in due course. “The Groat Game” will be shown for the final time this evening. Seats may be booked at Miller’s Corner.