PLAZA

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 759, 4 September 1929, Page 17

PLAZA

“REDSKIN” “Redskin,” the fine picture, which combines both sound and colour, continues to attract large audiences to the Plaza Theatre. Richard Dix, one of the most popular players of the screen, appears to advantage as Wing Foot, a young Navajo chieftain, and he is supported by a large cast, including Gladys Belmont, Jane Novak and many other players of note. The story concerns the career of Wing Foot, son of an Indian chief, who is sent to college by his father. On his return the young man is unable to accept the ancient superstitions and customs of the Indians, and finds himself an outcast among his own people. When the tribal medicine man dies and Wing Foot refuses to take his place, he is driven from the tribe. During his stay at college he had fallen in love with Blossom, a girl from another tribe, the traditional enemies of the Navajos. He visits her tribe and is discovered to be an enemy. He flees into the desert, where his education enables him to discover a valuable oilfield. After many exciting adventures the two enemy tribes are united, and the film comes to a happy conclusion. The talking programme at the Plaza includes a number of most enjoyable short talkie features, headed by a highly amusing comedy, “The Bookworm,” by Harry T. Conley. A tuneful scena is “Visions of Spain,” in which Sam Ash sings and Lina Basquette dances. Oilman and Arden are two young men who play the piano very well, Bob MacGregor is a Scottish singer and raconteur, and the overture, “Raymond,” is played by the Vitaplione Symphony Orchestra.