PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7019, 19 September 1929, Page 8

PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

THEATRE HE LUXE.

AUDIENCE HELD IN SUSPENSE

A picture that thrills, mystifies and baffles the audience is First National’s film, “The Ware Case,” which opened at the Theatre De Luxe last night. Based upon a novel, later turned into a stage hit, by George Pleydell Bancroft, the producers have exercised great ingenuity in constructing the film version and in withholding the solution until the powerfully dramatic and thrilling climax. The audience last night was kept guessing until the last flicker of the film. And that’s what makes for success in any crime or mystery photoplay. With good directing and capable acting, such as “The Ware Case” has, no film can then “miss fire.” An interesting feature of ‘ ‘ The Ware Case,” entirely asido from the ingenuity of the sustained mystery, is the court sequence showing how a murder trial is conducted in an English court. The Old Bailey, most famous of the Central Criminal Courts of London, is shown in the film, the studio set duplicating the original.. The cast is a very capable-one, a brilliant performance being given by Stewart Komc, distinguished actor, featured as Sir Hubert. He has excellent aid from Betty Carter, lan Fleming, Cameron Carr, Syd. Ellery and the other members of the cast. Director Manning Haynes has developed the story smoothly and with telling effect. No one who likes crime and mystery films should miss seeing “The Ware Case.” THE PALACE TALKIES. “COHENS AND KELLYS” PLAYING TO BIG BUSINESS. Lovers of a riotous comedy farce based on an excellent romance will get a break to-night and to-morrow night at the Palace Theatre, where “The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City’ is playing to a howling audience. As funny as w'ere Universal’s previous Cohen-Kelly pictures, they suffer in comparison to this latest joy-epic from Carl Laommle’s studios. We have not had such a thorough-going comedy for some time and everyone seemed to take advantage of this fact by indulging in one continuous laugh. “The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City” is the story of a pair of big bathing suit men w r hosc anglo on beach wear is as old-fashioned as long dresses. The business is going to the dogs when a snappy son and an equally modern daughter get rid of their parents long enough to bring the styles right up to the present and oven a little bit higher, . thus saving the business. KOSY THEATRE. “THE OVERLAND TELEGRAPH,” AND “THE FAR CALL.” Why is it that so many pictures will have a hero who is a crook? In “The Far Call” we have another one—a fur poacher this time, who seeks to bring off a big coup by raiding the U.S, Government fur hatcheries in the Pribiloff Islands. There is, however, plenty of lively action and a splendid variety of scenery. On arrival at the island the hero falls in love -with the commandant’s daughter, and he calls off the raid, but the villain insists on the completion of the plan, and to do so captures the hero and officers. They escape, and justice is meted out to the pirates, and love has its way. Leila Hyams, the beautiful, is the heroine and Charles Morton the hero.

In addition, Colonel Tim McCoy, the greatest exponent of the Indian sign language, is again seen in a thrilling story of the laying down of the first telegraph across the States, entitled, “The Overland Telegraph.” In “The Overland Telegraph” he takes the laying of the first copper wire of civilisation as his theme, with Indian warfare, Confederate resistance, Union treachery, and an absorbing love-story adding zest to the drama, tragedy and stirring romance to this memorable occasion.

Also showing in conjunction with the two star features is a splendid comedy with the aces of comedians, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in a hair-raising and humorous comedy entitled, “Double Whoopee.” This is easily the best comedy these artists have yet produced, and should not bo missed.