KING'S PICTURES

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10959, 6 October 1928, Page 5

KING'S PICTURES

TO-NIGHT—GREAT AIYSTER Y DRAAIA. In “The Thirteenth Hour,” which iis_to,bc screened this evening at the King’s Theatre, Aietro-Goldwvn-AI ayer introduce a new canine actor to the screen, “Napoleon,” an exGerman police dog. “The Thirteenth Hour” is a powerful mystery drama involving not only a mysterious criminal, who always strikes his deadly blow at the hour after midnight, but a beautiful girl whom be has wrenched from her lover. It is this lover whom the dog “Napoleon” acknowledges as bis master, and it is left to the four-footed hero to attack th© real criminal in a breathtaking fight on the housetop against overwhelming odds when all the sleuths have failed to get their man. A remarkably strong cast has been allotted to “The Thirteenth Hour,” lending additional delight to the dual interest of the clog’s intelligent acting and the gripping mystery story. Feature No. 2; A short drama from the famous novel by Mrs Henry Wood, “The Clianniiigs,” a British film, A Star Laurel comedy—a real rib-tickler, Aletro World’s News, New Zealand News, and Cartoon complete a fine programme. “KING OF KINGS,” NEXT WEEK. H ere is no motion picture—her© is something more—something infinitely greater. A- simple story, an old story known to everyone—yet th e most beautiful, the most dramatic, the most filaaric in the history ol the world. “The King of Kings” comes as no preachment—it simply sets clown the facts —and the facts visualised for you ar© ten times more powerful than tliev ever could be otherwise. The “King of Kings” was completed by Cecil B. de Mill© after seventeen months ol intensive work. What it cost does not matter. It lias been accepted gladlv wherever it lias been shown for its delicacy, its great reverence, and for the power of th© message it carries. i’here will be a prologue ol 30 voice's with special organ and ©rclieistrnl music. A special matinee will be held on Wednesday at 3 p.m.. without. prologue.