“MONEY TALKS ” AT LIBERTY THEATRE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18062, 24 January 1927, Page 5

“MONEY TALKS ” AT LIBERTY THEATRE.

ROMANTIC WIVES MAKE GREAT FEAST OF MIRTH. Money talks—they are called financial aoiiferences by the Cabinet Ministers—-

are really to be avoided 'by the tactful, not to say the romantic, wife. Anyone who keeps his ears and eyes open will agree to that. However, apart from the delicate subject they open up, they are productive of much unconscious humour, so much egotistical “ I told you so,” that they can on occasion be quite entertaining. To the cynic who happens to be listening in, they afford a melancholy and exquisite delight; his dismal theories are proved. This week, at the Liberty Theatre, all cynics in particular and all discriminating patrons in general will have the opportunity of seeing the film play. “Money Talks,” a story about a really charming fellow who could not be bothered paying bills, and of his wife, who was always threatening to go back to mother, and whose threat eventually materialised. The position, it is seen, is reversed, regarding the husband, of course. Tt is invariably the poor wife who is burdened with the charge of ultra-extravagance, but the whimsical humour of Rupert Hughes, the deftly twists the story the other way, and gives us one of the snappiest, fastest and most hilarious domestic comedies ever written. The- effect upon the masculine must be staggering. His financial infallibity as a married man has been rudely assailed by some waggish minion, and womenfolk are permitted to sit back with- sublime complacency and cruelly regard his discomfiture. “ Money Talks,” in its fresh and spontaneous nature, possesses the tang and sparkle of French comedy, which is never morn sophisticated than when in the domestic field. It is balanced by a wholesome American suggestion of exciting adventure and homely drama, which latter attribute eventuates only after madame is solemnly assured by her blithesome spouse that he will invest. in a passbook, and madame herself promises never to run away again. The story affords to the disinterested spectator of conjugal life an excellent and amazing example of the uses and abuses of the. feminine tear ducts. The wily wife will, if she is wise, put these organs to good advantage, and it is indeed astonishing what Miss Claire Windsor can do with a square of lace at her lashes and a. mournful droop to her mouth; and, of course, the frank, open male is magnificently blind. “ Money Talks,” with its sophistication and comedy, is a splendid example of romantic drama, and the acting of Claire Windsor and Owen Moore in the two leading roles is a delightfully polished piece of screen playing. Second on the programme Is the Master picture, “ The Crash of the Wolves,” to date the most reasonable and interesting of all Rin Tin Tin’s starring vehicles. The story is vibrantly thrilling and agreeably replete with heart interest, and .Tune Marlowe, as the feminine lead, and Charles Farrell, her leading man. are excellent foils to the dog's marvellous sagacity. The Liberty Concert Orchestra, undr Mr Ernest Jamieson. will play a special orchestral programme of incidental music. The box plans are open at The Bristol Piano Company, where seats may be reserved.