“PAINTED PEOPLE.”

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 6 September 1924, Page 5

“PAINTED PEOPLE.”

“Painted People,” a First National picture which boasts Colleen Moore as its featured player, is a photoplay of unusual contrasts, and contains a wide range of settings. The story, which is based on the story “The Swamp Angel, ” by Richard Connell, opens in the poor district of Cinton City, with the action being supplied by • 'the pov-erty-stricken residents of the town. Next we • are transported into the wealthy portion of Clinton City, with stately mansions forming the background for fashionably dressed men. and women. Then the spectator is given a taste of stage life, with many views “behind the scenes” and “out front” to delight the eye. “Painted People,” which is coming to the Opera House to-night, lias been pronounced one of the most delightful comedy dramas that ever graced the silver sheet. It was directed by Clarence'Badger, and the cast includes Ben Lyon, Charlotte'Merriam, Joseph Striker, Charlie Murray, Russell Simpson, Mary Alden, Mary Carr, Sam De Grasse, June Elvidge,Anna Q. Nilsson, and Bull Miontana. An excellent supporting programme will be presented. r

GRAND THEATRE TO-NIGHT; HOOT GIBSON, . . Hoot Gibson fans will have an opportunity to see the Universal star'in the most thoroughly “western” picture of any in which he has appeared for many months in “Ride for Your Life,” which comes to the Grand tonight. It is the kind of picture that Gibson began his screen carrer in several years ago, as a cowboy extra, and offers him a remarkable opportunity for the display of his wonderful horsemanship. The final series of the popular serial “Phantom Fortune” will be shown. . EMPRESS PICTURES, MANAIA. TO-NIGHT—BIG ’JOY NIGHT. The best tonic in the world is a hearty laugh—a laugh that will make your sides ache, and the tears come into your eyes. How often do you gdt a laugli like that? It has to come from some good cause, and they are very. rare. However, one lias come along our way, and that is Charlie Chaplin in “Pay Day.” Charlie plays the part of a liorny-handed son of toil, who puts a lot of thought in his work—thinking how to dodge it. His pay day comes, and with his mates Charlie celebrates the event. He and a fellow roysterer are caught in a pelting rainstorm when the hotel closes, and each try to struggle into an overcoat. You really must see what happened. “Bluebeard Jr.,” one of the best motion picture farces ever screened comes to the Empress Theatre to-night. Patrons are advised to be early to-night.