WORLD’S PICTURES

Patea Mail, Volume L, 1 November 1929, Page 2

WORLD’S PICTURES

TO-NIGHT —‘THE SILENT HOUSE.’ Filming at night on location is often i tedious business, but Walter Fordo, who directed the British Dominions’ thriller, “The Silent House,” proved that it can be both romantic and prosaic. Mabel Poulton, with staring eyes and outstretched arms, kept floating in and out of the ‘‘front door” as the hypnotised T’Malu. bibb McLaughlin, as the Chinaman Chan Fu, padded sinisterly back and forth in a whole scries of entrances and exits, which all looked alike, but which will all bo used in the film. Once Albert Brouctt, all eyes and teeth, as the Portuguese villain, dashed out wildly filing a revolver. Arthur Pusey made his exit feet first with a property knife ingeniously stuck in his back.

SAT UED AY—HOOT GIBSON IN ‘POINTS WEST,’ AND ‘BLAKE OF SCOTLAND YAKD,” WITH HAYDEN STEVENSON.

Another highly amusing and Avholly entertaining picture with the wellknown Hoot Gibson in the starring role, is ‘‘Points s West, ’’ which will be screened on Saturday. It is a thoroughly diverting picture, without a dull moment from the opening scene until the final climax. The picture is comedy and drama, and carries Gibson and Alberto Vaughan, his loading lady, from adventure to adventure with a breezy manner productive of the highest type of entertainment. The situations keep ■ the story moving rapidly, and scenes both thrilling and humorous combine to make one of the best pictures Gibson has ever appeared in. Chapter two of the thrilling serial, ‘‘Blake of Scotland Yard,” will _ also be shown with full programme of gazette and comedy.

MONDAY —‘ ‘ NOT FOR POBLIGATION.' > “Not For Publication,” F.Ti.O. ’s viviil story of modern pioneering ot: the west, to be shown on Monday, is Ralph, luce’s latest starring vehicle •and directorial effort as well. Ince is one of the .few stars who have 1 succeeded in directing while playing astarring role in a motion picture production. “Not For Pu>blieation ’ * is I,used on Robert Wells Ritchie’s popular story, “The Temple of the Giants,” and was adapted by Ewart Adamson.