“FIREBRAND” BILLED AT QUEEN’S THEATRE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18056, 17 January 1927, Page 5

“FIREBRAND” BILLED AT QUEEN’S THEATRE.

ROLLICKING WESTERN, STARRING F. FARNUM. A programme calculated to stir the most enervated tastes will be submitted at the Queen’s Theatre to-day, when “Firebrand,” a rollicking Western comedy drama, starring Franklyn Far mi m, will head the bill. It would be difficult. t.o envisage another film more completely and comprehensively filled with comthrills and sensation than “ Firebrand,” a picture which is frankly melodramatic, pleasantly relieved with human interest, and spiced with some of the most daring “stunts” ever seen in a. film. Faruum is one of the coolest stunt actors appearing on the screen, and he can, moreover, art in a very convincing manner. The combination results in attractive photo-play, which possesses every essential for amusing diversion, and the production, from the viewpoint of photography, is rich in some fine outdoor “ shots.“ Franklyn Farnum makes a likeable hero, and Ruth Langdon does excellent work in support. “A Western Adventurer,” with William Fairbanks playing the title role, is another story of t lie great outdoors, likewise revelling in activities which seem to flourish exclusively in the Golden West, and full of action and romance from start to finish. The picture’s outstanding feature is its sense of realit v, for no matter how vividly sensational the events may be. still they appear conspicuously feasibly. A new screen villain is introduced in Bud Ivane, whose methods of conveying a plausible impression of super-villainy savour of originality in its most artistic form The leading lady is Miss Lament, a delightful artist in every sense. The box plans are at Webley’s, where scats may be reserved.