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NZ Truth, Issue 983, 27 September 1924, Page 2

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"Belle ; of -Alaska,", screening' at ..the Strand '_ this week, is a story of .the Klondike, m which Miss Novak is adrriiiyibiy supported by Noah Beery, J. Frank Glendon ■ and an ' air star T cast of screen celebrities. It is an authentic reproduction- .of that mad : gold rush df< 1899.' 'Miss. Novak, m t\\Q role of the young and • beautiful- wife of Wade Harkin, a Kansas farmer, one. of the many participants m the hunt for gold, is stranded m Seattle. She.o.btajiis work m a cheap restaurant where she meets "Lucky" Vail, a gambler, who becomes- self-appointed protector, of the deserted wife. -Planning to win the girl.; for, himself, "Vail devises a fake- attack upon her by a degenerate named Dugah. When .attacked the girl shoots Dugan. Feai-ing she will bo prosecuted for murder, she loses her identity by. assuming . the name of a notorious dance hall, character whom she meets aboard", ship which is sunk in^midrocean, Ruth remaining -the- sole survivor. Her ; adventures that follow form the basis for this igreat heart and action drama .of the roaring Yukon. Also "screening -is '!Sure. Fire Flint," starring Johnny Hines, "Love is Blind,"' an amusing, comedy, and ".Battles with Salmon," afirie' interest film ■,• — — : — — .• . i