PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7142, 13 February 1930, Page 2

PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

AT THE PALACE. “COQUETTE,” OPENS TO-NIGHT, STARRING MARY PICKFORD Mary Pickford has renounced her curls and little girl pout and appears as a roguish, captivating young modern' in “Coquette,” her sensational 100 per cent .talking picture. The foremost little lady of tho screen has outgrown the film childhood during which she delighted million in “Little Annie Rooney,” “Tess of the Storm Country” and countless other unforgettable masterpieces. You’ll be thrilled, amused, fascinated and charmed by this romantic drama pivoting about the daughter of a proud old Southern family and her rugged mountaineer lovor. In “Coquette” the clash of the high-born vs. low, father, vs. lover, convention vs. love, wealth vs. worth, results in a tale of great conflicts and smashing drama. “Coquette” presents Mary Pickford in her first speaking part in the films, and the greatest role of her career.

DE LUXE “TALKIES.” RICHARD DIX IN “THE LOVE DOCTOR.” Youth of all ages of civilisation have suffered from the complaint known by the common term of love. It is not new or original, and all kinds of men are apt to be affected. But to find a cure for this, many of the ages produced love philtres, and other concoctions designed to bring tho lady or man of your affection to you. But what has all this to do with the picture, you might ask In “The Love Doctor,” the latest all-talking Para, mount picture which came to the Theatre De Luxe last night, Richard Dix as the love doctor himself administers a love cure to one of the ailing young men in the picture. Dix is a doctor without practise and a confirmed bachelor, despite the efforts of Miriam Seegar to trap him. Ho avows he will never fall in love, but when June Collyer comes for a job, he gives her one, although he knows there .is nothing to do, and he has no patients to attend to. He doesn’t know it, but he has fallen in love. And then comes the first patient, a young man in love, but who is worrying his mother. It is Miriam Seegar whom he loves, and Dix accidentally hits upon it, and decides to cure him and her. But in doing so, he falls into love himself, falls into a lake, gets engaged to the wrong girl, and generally gets into trouble. You will en.

joy every moment of this picture, and if you let Dr. Dix while away the cares and, troubles of the day with his laughter cure, you will be fresh for the days to follow. A fine selection of short ifems is also shown, which includes an alltalking comedy, “Adam’s Eve,” a song cartoon, “Put on your old grey bonnett” and a new sound gazette. KOSY THEATRE RINTY WONDER DOG, COMES IN ’ LATEST HIT. Rin Tin Tin, is ' now showing in a Warner Master Picture, “Rinty of the Desert.” at the Kosy Theatre. This exciting story is from the pen of Frank Steele. Harvey Gates adapted it for the screen and Ross Lederman directed. The story of ‘ ‘ Rinty of the Desert” is that of a deserted dog, who hops a truck, and makes his way to the big town, where he is taken into tho home of old man Marlowe and his grand-daughter Mary, keepers of a small dime museum. A dishonest partner lures Marlowe away from homo, Mary’s young man, Pat Casey, of the police force, and Bin Tin Tin, go in search of him. They reach tho shanty where Marlowe is imprisoned. The hoodlums escape after capturing the two searchers. Casey is attacked by a strange dog—and Rinty is accused of the deed and ordered to be shot. It is here that the exciting action becomes complicated and furious. “Stolen Pleasures” is the second feature at this theatre to-day. It is a film version of an original story by Leah Baird, produced by Columbia Pictures and has in its featured roles such well-known players as Helene Chadwick, Dorothy Revier, Harlan Tucker and Gayno Whitman.