“THE DANGEROUS CROWD.”

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 282, 8 November 1924, Page 11

“THE DANGEROUS CROWD.”

The stirring Western drama, “The Dangerous Coward/ ’ starring Fred Thomson, who is claimed to be the world’s champion all round athlete and his wonderful horse, • ‘ Silver King, ’' will make a hit at the Cosy de Luxe on Wednesday. Mystery, intrigue romance., two gun men, spirited horses, and beautiful women all play their part in this rapid-action story of the Wild West. The hero is Bob Trent, a famous prizefighter, who turns cowboy because he . imagines that ho has maimed one of his opponents for life. In the Western town in which Bob settles down, he is induced to enter the ring at the last m«. ment in a framed-up light in which much money is at stake. He knocks his I man out in short time, but the villain! of the piece gets away with the bag oi | bullion, and lights out for the border •in a motor-car. Bob gives chase on his | Silver King, and the race which ensues I is one of the most thrilling scenes ever i thrown on the screen. J ‘/I’m making pictures for boys?' • says Fred. ‘‘ I was Scout Master in Washington, and Boy Scout Commissioner in charge of the Goldfield I like boys. My main interest is to encourage them in outdoor activities, to show them the benefits of living clean athletic lives. The moral standards of young men in college to-day are considerably higher than they were tea years ago. This is directly due to the increased interest in athletics. ’ 1 wisn | to stimulate this interest through my pictures, too. They will all bo outdoor pictures. There will be lots of action, and thrills. I think they ’ll like my horse Silver King, too. 1 trained Silver King myself.” * * * * "TORMENT.”

* * * * "TORMENT.” Starting at the Cosy de Luxe on Wednesday next. In the main the tale of “Torment” is one of life in the raw. Blood-mad revolutionists storm the palace of Boris, a prince of the Russian royal family, in search of the crown jewels. Escaping he is pursued over the frozen steeps, until finally he makes his escape and, eventually, his way to America. Here is a breath-taking race between ar. automobile and ajtrain and an at tempted hold-up of a speeding express. Relief comes in some beautiful scenes at sea, where the plot of a band of American crooks to deprive the Hus sian of his gems is hatched. Just as the spectator is nicely settled in his seat comes the Japanese earthquake A cameraman with his tripod all set up on the August day when Yo kohama was demolished could not have more faithfully picture tbe scones. ♦ t ♦ ♦ ‘ ‘DARK STAIRWAYS.’ ’ •‘Dark Stairways,” Universal ph ■ ture starring Herbert Rawlinson which; will be shown at the Cosy de Luxe Tin 1 atre commencing to-night. “Dark Stairways” was written bv! Marion Orth and is the story of ;•, society crook who encompassed the cun ; viction on a felony charge of a mar. who considered the crook his friend., Through the assistance of a fellow con vict the man escapes. In this effort the escaped man feet called upon to do some porch- climbing that ho may. visit several of the women whom he had known before his dis grace. Incidentally he has a love pro blcm to sdlvo and he succeeds through the window route. The devious course of the trail ho is following leads him into the haunts of professed criminals. There are several fights a raid by public and a flighi over roof tops accompanied by much indiscriminate shooting. (