McLEAN’S PICTURES.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 August 1924, Page 1

McLEAN’S PICTURES.

"TOliY'S |{t)\V." |.|ill).\Y. -McLean's Pictures present mi Frl‘lliv tli.nhl "Toby's How," which contains :i real snrpri't*. In this new Tom .Mo,pro picture. tho (ioldwvn Company hns reproduced tho famous “I’aoMii limit ” hold annually in AYohstor Hall in Xow York City. For this ovont all tho (Iroeinvich villagers turn out for a oood tiino, ami they usually Hot their (ill by daylight. A ronulatiou' strip poker ojiino is shown. Tho locale of tho 'torv is Croenwieh Village. (ho niocoa lor artists, sculptors, socialists and other toll; of a liohcniiau temperamont. Tho habitues of tho quarter live a hand to mouth existence, selling it hook or a play or a mil'ic-More when hunger approaches, the remainin''days living; on a pittance and avoiding pet" sistoni work by ovorv possible menus. A typical {'map of people of this character are On llois, an artist, Mona, a chorus oiil. Hainbridne. a down end out writer, and Valerie, a sculptress. These people nether in Tom Wake's apartment for a late cveitinn name of poker. The n'.mn have hcen drinkiun previously at "The Purple Pup," a resort of the v'llane. and as the naum proceeds and ware- in interest it is sii.nnestcd that they play strip-poker. .Mina removes her handsome silk shall I as the first stake. Later her lint and slippers join the pile of elothinn for which they are playinn. Her carters follow, and picture onlookers wonder just how far a name of this character can proieed when an early i.mrninn arriial interrupts, lie had found himself tit het! The warm fragrance of Fiiirlawu, way down south : i lie a hole-1 some sweetness of its people, particularly Kuneuia. hail ioniled in this roistering Swashbuckler Irotii Neff York the spark of neuius. and he wrote the hook that made him famous, lint it was only the heninninn of a j nrent adventure ami a {treater romalice. A sizzliuo eomcdy-driima of j Now York life and Southern love. Tom Moore linhts and smiles his way to a nlorious victory. Ilo’- at his smilinn best in this photo-pbiy. Noli II want to see him.

Fnrtbi-I i hajilci el I In- ’.lepdal serial ia.-i ciilinm'iiceil. "11 urrieali" 11 ill eh" w ill al -o lie screened, and Ibe fell orchestra will play a specially fin' mu-iial programme.

Saliirda.v. Madye Keiiiicly will appear in the delieioii- comeily "Dollars ami Srii-e." ami lie serial will al-o Ite repealed.