ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3575, 5 April 1927, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

DE IJXJXE. ERNEST TORRENCE, CLARA BOV? AND PERCY MARMONT IN. ; “MANTRAP." Victor Fleming, director of “Man trap,” which’combs'to the De Luxe to-day, is the owner of two airplanes. Fleming took up avaition four years ago, when motoring became too tame for; him, and now spends his spare time zooming around the heavens in the region of Hollywood. He regu lariy ; flies to his gun club and takes fishing trips in his “ship.” Some years ago, Fleming was an automobile race driver.- He retired in 1910 with many laurels. Nowadays there isn’t enough chance to “step on it” on the ground, so he has taken to the, air. Fleming's one regret was that he was unable to fly his ’plane to the “location” where they filmed “Mantrap.” He was unable to do so \ because the countr yis mountainous and heavily w.ooded; A lake was available but neither of his “Ships” are - hydroplanes. ’ “Mantrap” is an unusually brilliant story, adapted to the screen for Paramount ’by Adelaide Heilbron front Sinclair Lewis’ latest novel. The setting is In the Canadian woods. The cast includes' Ernest Torrence, Clara Bow and 'Percy Marmont. PALACE THEATRE. . “THE RUNAWAY EXPRESS.” ■ The very essence of the romance of railroading has been captured and immortallsed on the , screen In “The Runaway Express,”, the UniversalJewel, showing for the last- time at the Palaco Theatre to-night. It is a picturisation of the famous novel, by Frank Spearman, “The Nerve of Foley,” and the photoplay adheres to the story of the book with amazing fidelity. Mammoth engines, virile with pulsating energy ( stand panting at sidings, waiting impatiently; until the right-of-way, shall 1 have been obtained, Stfiped-overalled engineers gaze frequently at their watches and then glance at their train-orders. Call boys dart to and fro in search . of missing officials. .Roundhouse helpers, armed with oilers and cotton waste busy themselves about the arrogant monsters of the rails. Bells'ring whistles blow. All the confusion of a railroad ‘ junction is realistically and graphically portrayed. Jack Daugherty, celebrated motion picture favourite, plays the leading role, that of Joe Foley, the young engineer who is. discredited and who, by a final magniflclent gesture, redeems himself and' wins the love of the pretty little waitress. The sweetheart Is depicted by Dainty Blanche Mehaffey. She repeats her triumph gained In “Hla People ” and has permanently won fo r herself a niche in the Cinema Hall of Fame. Plan at Martin’s. Theatre ’phone 5828. , ROSY THEATRE. A TIP TOP PROGRAMME - Don’t let the fact that “Senor Daredevil,” which 'opens at the'Kosy Theatre to-night and is classified asa “'Western” keep yen from seeing th*b picture. If you like “Westerns” you will have the time of your life watching this one. If you don’t like .“Westerns”, but care for a good story told in stirring action, thrilling suspense. genuine characterisation and sincere emotions, then you can forget about tho locale of “Senor Daredevil” and enjoy the picture to the full. Thl spicturo is something new fo r First National, and introduces Its new star, Ken Maynard, to the pic-ture-going public. Maynard Is a personable chap; good-looking j and,a really remarkable horseman and athlete. It looks as If the producer, Chas. R. Rogers, had made a ' real “find”, in this new star. However, they have not relied only upon May' nard, but have surrounded him with a cast of well-known names, headed by thecharming Dorothy Devore, who Is co-starred. Such old favourites as Sheldon Lewis, Joself Swick-

==j= 1 ard, J. P. McGowan, George Nichols ( and the appealing child actor, Buck l Bla,Cls;d^ak^;;MP..- : list of j 'players. The, supporting picture i "Satan in Sables” is drama 1 of gay Paris featuring Lowell Sher- 1 man, Gfertrucle Astor and John Har- 1 ron. . . ■ '