ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 14 June 1929, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

EVERYBODY’S. RICHARD DIX DELIGHTS. Richard Dix, in a thrilling, exciting, vividly colourful . film, “Shanghai Bound,” is now showing at Everybody’s. The locale is China, and the Yangtse River, where the action takes place, is realistic enough to please the most captious critic. Dix hag a great vehicle in “Shanghai Bound.’’ This ace ' of Paramount etars has increased his popularity immensely recently with such splendid pictures as “The Quarterdeck,” “Knock-out Reilly,’’ and “Man Power,” but in “Shanghai Bound” he even betters them. The unusual background, stirring action, and timeliness of theme are sufficient reasons- why this is a picture not to be missed. Dix has the role of Jim Bucklin, captain of a Yangtse boat. Up the river from Shanghai he finds a party of American tourists, who are unaware that food riots and bloodshed are about to break out. How he takes them on his ship, impresses them as substitutes for a deserted crew, and falls in love with the girl in a dangerous trip' through the river pirates’ sampans, furnishes the skeleton of the story. It is ideal material for twofisted Dix, and he gives a great performance. Supporting him is an excellent cast, headed by Mary Brian, who has played in several of his- recent pictures. As the haughty American society girl who finally succumbs to lier love for the ship captain, she has probably the best role of her career. Other members of the cast are good, and an interesting feature is the fact that more than 150 Chinese appear in the production. A special added attraction is a Music Master series (Brahms). The supports include a two-reel comedy, educational a«d Gazette. There will be a matinee to-morrow at 2 p.m. THE PEOPLE’S. “DO YOUR DUTY” FUNNY. Charlie Murray rises from, th© ranks to a police lieutenant’s stripes, is demoted and then wins back his chevrons in “Do Your Duty,” the rollicking comedy which will again be shown at the Peopled to-night and finally at the matinee to-morrow. It is a First National picture directed by William Beaudine, and pretty Doris Dawson play© the feminine lead, with Charlie Delaney opposite her. Murray is framed by crooks in the story. He appears to have been drunk on duty and is demoted. Then he catches the crooks and regains his lost glory. But meanwhile his daughter is being married, and he hides his temporary disgrace by subtle manoeuvres. In these he is abetted by a Scotch tailor and finally wins out with nobody in his family the wiser. There is some great “kid” comedy in this picture, in addition to that supplied by the grown-ups in support of the star, who is a fun host in himself. The supports include a two-reel comedy, interest and Gazette. To-morrow night’s change of programme will be headed by Mary Astor in “New Year’s Eve.” Tarzan the Mighty No. 4 will also be shown at both the matinee and evening sessions.