AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1938, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

TO-NIGHT s TO-NIGHT! DOUBLE STAR ATTRACTIUN. “IDOL OF THE CROWDS.” A thrilling love story framed against an ice hockey background, which is a. Trorn Garr production, opens at the Princess Theatre 'to-night with John Wayne and ,Sheila Bromley in the leading roles. The picture deals with the adventures of a handsome young amateur ice hockey star who is lured to the professional rink •.Trough necessity—the necessity of obtaining 10.0(10 dollars to insure a life of happiness with the woman he loves. In the great city Wayne meets many people he never dreamed existed, crooks, gamblers, torch singers, a strange lot. The story reaches a brilliant and surprising climax when the young hockey player, made desperate by an at.empt to kill him and his little 12 year old pal, speeds to MadiSquare Garden—and to his fate! Wayne and Miss Bromley are supported by an outstanding east of fa\ourites, including Charles Brokow, Billy Burrad, Virginia- Bi issae, Russell Hopton George Llovd, Huntley Gordon and Clem Bevins. The second feature on the programme is “She’s Dangerous.” The serial wilr also 1)0 shown.

UOMMtNUIiMG WEDNESDAY “THE GOOD EARTH.” Starring Paul Muni and Luiso Rainer. Romance of a woman’s sacrifice lor a man! Urania in a man’s Jove for the Good Earth! Spectacle dwarfing all that lias gone before! Out of the pages of Peail Buck’s world famous novel, out of the red heart of to-da.v’s China, comes the ranking motion picture achievement of Metro-Goldwvn-Maver who has given the world its memorable motion picture entertainment. Even measured by the yardstick of “Smilin’ Through”, “The Barretts of Wimpolo Street” and “Mutiny on '.he Bounty.” “The Good Earth” remains importantly. magnificently great. Sec! See! “The Famine in the North”, “The Revolution in the South”, “Enchanted Chinese gardens of marble pools and lily ponds, where nightingales sing. Fire, dragons of the Chinese New Year celebrations.