WESTERN AND DRAMA.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 884, 4 October 1933, Page 3

WESTERN AND DRAMA.

The Man Who Dared ” and “The Fighting Marshal.” Two good films—" The Fighting Marshal ”, a typical Western, with Tim M’Coy in the principal role, and “ The Man Who Dared ”, which depicts the rise to fame of an obscure miner—are offered at the Liberty Theatre this week. The Western story is a one in spite of the difficulty c»f striking a new note in this type of production. It is refreshing- as well as Interesting, and is handled in expert lashion by both principals and director, l here are all the elements of the usual ftory, the girl, the guns, the bad men f tbe , her ,°» but treated so as to make *Y ole tbm & new - Dorothy Gulliver and Mary Carr fill the feminine roles In attractive fashion. The second picUirw- as f ? r its background American politics. A young man is dismissed from his humble position in a coal mine, ® V ? ntuall 7 rises to heights unof - Preston Foster handles a difficult part in a manner which predicts a great future for him on the screen. Joan Marsh, Zita Johann and Irene Biller are excellent supports. The film gives a glimpse of what is generally accepted I wl,A mer L C = a ? s* andard ,of polities, and, whether historically correct or not, it makes an excellent idea for a picture.