AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1927, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

E VERYBODYS* PICTURES JOHNNY MINES IX "THE (J HACKER JACK ” TO-NIGHT •Jolmnv Hines eertninly earns the* sobriquet of Crackerjack in his latest picture of tin.* same name which is to he shown to-night. at the Princess Theatre. Aside from stopping a revolution in a .South American country, Johnny in the rule of Tommy Perkins gives our advert King geniuses a host of clever stunts in his campaign to put Perkins’ stuffed pickles on the map. •Johnuy's cleverness is no! only productive of rapid-fire results, hut the inttutnerahle numher of laughs he puts into the production makes "The Cracker jack ’’ one of the most highly humorous pictures ,Johnny Mines has made to date. Presto, i-hango. .sesame! Like the old magician of the Aruliinn Xights. Johnny llir.es muses a ramshackle. unkempt., unhusine-.*. like factory to change into tt. snappy. progressive. and hustling institution. His indomitable energy and the ingenuity of hi- sui'es-sense permeates his uncle's old j.iekle factory, and it literally gets on its hind legs and kicks out for all its worth. . and its worth a lot alter Johnny, in the role of Tommy Perkins decides to put Perkins’ stuffed pickles on the map. I low ho does it, aml the number of laughs lie manages to put into the picture makes “ The ('racket-jack ” the outstanding effort of his career. A good supporting series will also he shown. On Friday Art Aeord will be soon in a Isi'tie .Streak Western drama entitled ■' The Set up,” also further chapters of " The Scarlet Streak."