PRINCESS AND TIVOLI

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 86, 2 July 1927, Page 14

PRINCESS AND TIVOLI

“THE DENVER DUDE” Smiling, fighting Hoot, laughing and battling his way in and out of situations both comic and dangerous, is holding the screen of the Princess and Tivoli Theatres this week in ‘'The Denver Dude,” his latest Universal-Jewel production. “The Denver Dude might easily prove to be the most popular picture the star has made in many a day, for although the others have set new high marks of popularity for him, "The Denver Dude” possesses all tiie qualities his previous productions have boasted, and some added attractions that will give you new enjoyment and entertainment. Following his lead of the past few years in breaking away from the conventional straight “Western” story into the new path of comedy, Gibson and his directoi, Reaves Eason, have turned out a picture guaranteed to jar you into laughter, no matter what tangled state your financial or marital affairs may happen to be. In addition to the comedy element of the picture, Gibson is in his old personality, too, with plenty of riding and fighting, in which he can hold his own with any luminary of the screen. The large supporting cast includes Blanche Mehaffey, Robert McKim "Slim” Summerville, Glenn Tryon. Harry Todd. Howard Truesdell, Rolfe Sedan, Mathilde Brundage, and others. Earle Snell wrote the story on which "The Denver Dude was based, and Carl Jvrusada and vYilliam Lester collaborated on its adaptation to the screen.