THE MAJESTIC

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 233, 1 October 1929, Page 11

THE MAJESTIC

LAST NIGHT “BLOCKADE” The sinuous trail of the “rum-run-ners” who flood the U.S.A, with contraband liquor is uncovered for the scrutiny of the world’s millions in “Blockade,” the thrilling melodrama which will be shown for the Hist time to-night at The Majestic, with Anna Q. Nilsson in the featured role. It depicts with fidelity the unending warfare between the Government forces, charged with suppressing the illicit liquor industry, and the outlaws who dare death to heap up the tremendous gains that the business brings. Filmed at sea* the most thrilling sequences of the picture portray battles between the crews of rum-running and “hi-jacking” craft and attacks upon them by revenue cutters, marines and Government airplanes in a smashing climax. To-morrow —“The Circus Kid” Few pictures have more popular appeal in every part of the country than those which depict the glamorous and colourful life of the nomads who live and work under the “big top” in a travelling circus. There seems to be something about circus ife, judging from the success which is accorded its depiction on the screen, which has a big pull on people of all ages, even though many oldsters insist that they go to the sawdust ring shows “just because the children enjoy it.” Of this type and meeting with unparalleled favour wherever it has been shown is “The Circus Kid,” the BKO special production which comes to the Majestic to-morrow. Directed by George B. Seitz, a veteran with many successful screen productions to his credit, its fast and thrilling action presents a complete circus performance that includes the famous riding act of “Poodles” Hanneford, ace of bareback riders and clowns, and his troupe, long a star feature ■with Barnum and Bailey, Ringlings’ and other big shows. In addition. , there are trained lions in a caged arena, clowns, riders and all the rest of it. Seats may be booked at the Majestic and at the Bristol. THE GRAND “A MAN’S MAN” “The first close-up. of Hollywood public life.” ’>his is how picture people describe “A Man’s Man,” James Cruze’s daring satire on “Hollywood itis, ’’ starring William Haines, which opens at the Grand to-day for a season of three days. This new Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer picture, based on Patrick Kearney’s stage play, is a romance of Hollywood, filmed there and showing intimately the type of movie-struck girl, and her sacrifices “to get into the movies,” that Hollywood abounds with. It shows the famous Hollywood premiere of “The Broadway Melody” at Grauman’s famous Chinese Theatre, the big show affair of Filmdom, with famous stars on parade in one of the red letter nights of the screen season, and other intimate details of the lives of film folk when they ’re not glittering in the kleigs. Haines plays a soda water clerk in a Hollywood soda fountain, a boy with a correspondence school complex and an ambition to join the Elks, while Josephine Dunn plays a girl who wants to bo a movie star. The supports include “Noisy Noises” (comedy), travel, topical and Gazette. The Grand select orchestra will provide musical numbers for the evening session.