KING’S THEATRE, STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 September 1929, Page 10

KING’S THEATRE, STRATFORD.

BIG WESTERN’ PROGRAMME. Jumping a horse from a standing start through plate glass window, is a feat of horsemanship accomplished by Fred Thomson in his latest Paramount production, “The Sunset ’ now showing at the King's theatre. _ Fred rode Silver King, hie famous trick horse, in this performance. The popular Western star and hia horse were called, upon to perform this Teat, when he is seen as the Black Rider, a mysterious plainsman, who engulfs a band of outlaws by his thrilling and dramatic feats. Tarzan. the wonder horse, can now qualify as a fully fledged performer, according to Ken Maynard, his boss and owner. Tarzan, known as one of the most intelligent horses on the screen, appears with Maynard in his latest western feature, “The .Upland Rider,” a storjr of a cross'country' race between two rival ranches. “The Upland Rider was specially written for Tarzan, and has given him a chance to show the public < what he is capable of doing. ELTHAM PICTURES. “STOP THAT MAN.” “Stop That Man,” the Universal picture that will screen at the Eltham! Municipal theatre, is a comedy of young love. Its cast, story, and director all contribute to the sparkling something that audiences call’ “youth.” Arthur Lake and Barbara Kent, who enact the chief roles, are two of the youngest leading players at Hollywood. Although in pictures on a short time tliey have become among the most sought after persons in the film colony. The theme of the story too is one of youth. The boy who ■wanted to be a policeman because his two elder brothers were, expresses the ideal of youth—to be big and important. “Stop That Man” is arousing the greatest enthusiasm.