KING’S THEATRE

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12196, 22 July 1925, Page 3

KING’S THEATRE

RICHARD DIX’S TRIUMPH. In “Too Many Kisses,” the intensely ; interesting and amusing picture which is now being featured as the King’s, ■ Richard Dix scores a distinct ■ triumph. The picture opens with Dick Gaylord working hard in his ' father’s office in New York City. Gaylord, senr., thinks his son pays too much attention to women so i he ships him aboard. Immediately i upon his arrival in the little town of ■ Potigny, in the Pyrenees, Dick meets ■ and falls in love with the beautiful Yvonne Huria, while Simmons, a faithful old fellow sent by Dick’s father vo keep the boy out of trouble, does bis best to break up the affair. More interested in young Gaylord, however, is one Julio. /He claims 1 Yvonne, and even has Gaylord kidnapped and carried a captive to the mountains, while be goes about the love-making with Yvonne, who despised him. Dick escapes and appears on the scene. Having settled his rival he carries the girl off in triumph. A well-chosen selection of otlinr films is 1 shown, while the music is of a high standard. FRIDAY’S ATTRACTION “THE TOP OF THE WORLD.” A picturisation of Ethel Dell’s widely read story, “The Top of the World,” was recently completed for Paramount under the direction of George Melford. It will be the main film attraction at the King’s Theatre next Friday. Anna ! Q. Nilsson, James Kirkwood, Raymond 1 Hatton, and Sheldon Lewis are the , featured quartette of favourite players who appear in the lending roles, and , the strong supporting oast includes > Joseph Kilgour Mary Mersch, Charles i Post, Frank Jonasson, and Mabel i Van Bnren. The story is a vivid melodramatic romance involving a girl and two men in Darkest Africa. Briefly - it concerns Sylvia Ingleton, the proud - and spirited daughter of wealthy Eng--1 Hsli parents. To escape a loveless " marriage she runs away to South 5 Africa, fully determined to marry Guy [ Ranger, a childhood sweetheart whom , she hasn’t seen for several years. Arrived there, she learns that the passs ing years have worked a great change i m Guy. He is a physical and moral - wreck. Helpless and thousands _of miles away from home and family, 3 Sylvia is grateful to Guy’s cousin, l Burke, who makes her welcome at his j farm. Shortly afterwards, to avert 1 malicious gossip, Sylvia marries Burko upon the agreed understanding they are to be just pals. What happens f when Guy tries to claim her and she C finds her heart torn between the old love and the new, and how in the end husband and wife are reunited is dramatically developed in a series of tense, gripping situations that lead to a startling climax before the picture comes to a happy and satisfying close.