ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 5 January 1928, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

REGINALD DENNY

THE COLLEGIANS

“Fast and Furious,”, a Universal production, starring Reginald Denny, is the leading picture on the change of programme at the Opera House. The picture opens with Tom' Blown speeding along one of America’s highways when having passed a visiting motorist front California, the latter, with his daughter ranges alongside and forces Brown off the road so that he is upset. Brown is not. hurt and is prepared to take the blame. John D l . Smithfleld changes his front, threatens proceedings and leaves in a bad mood. Brown ignored this tirade of abuse land was taking more interest in Miss Sim.it hfiekl, who was in her father’s oar. Brown is later caught unawares by a passing “flivver,” and he is removed to hospital, where brilliant surgical technique at length sets him up on the road to recovery. Not a little unconscious humour Ts derived from the professional comments on the ease. The doctor advises him to proceed to California and to refrain front any motoring interests. He goes to the Damo-nt StudiO' where an artist is preparing a statue dedicated to the motoring profession. Geo. K. Billings, the famous motorist, who- was to have posed for the statue is unable to arrive and at length Brown consents to take . his place. It is to' be unveiled at the motor show where Tom Brown is presented as Billings. He is much embarrassed partly because of the fact that the original Billings had run away with another man’s wife. The husband put in an appearance and Brown had to flee. However, on the- occasion of the big race Smithfleld’s driver is attacked. and is unable to drive so that Brown has to' drive and win otherwise his marriage with Miss Smithfleld was to be off. A large number of ants in the ear hardly sufficed to' make a pleasant journey. Eventually Brown wins the race and with it the girl. The fifth series of “The Collegians” entitled “Around the Bases” gives a very good representation of America’s national game. Excellent? supports conclude an interesting programme.

GRAND THEATRE, TO-NIGHT

“HILLS OF PERIL.”

Mischief and Buck Jones are synonymous in the earlier scenes of “Hills of Peril,” Fox Films latest drama starling Buck, which' will be shown at the Grand Theatre to-night. He has terrorised Pinon City until the judge and a posse decide lie must go. He takes a look at the posse and decides that it might be well to “beat it,” but before he goes he drops a handful of forty-fives into the stove and hurries away. The cartridges explode and throw the posse into panic. The stovepipe falls and scatters spot over all in the room, and the stove rocks while the cartridges are exploding. After the last of the cartridges has gone off, the judge and the posse begin to take stock of the place and slowly come to life to find Buck well on the road out of town. The supporting comedy includes comedy. Fox variety, and Fox News.