ARCADIA PICTURES

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 7 May 1928, Page 3

ARCADIA PICTURES

TO-NIGHT and TUESDAY. “MILLIONAIRES.” ' “Millionaires,” the Warner Bros, production, released by Master Pictures, which comes to the Arcadia Theatre on Monday for a run of 2 nights, is a picture that goes out frankly to get laughs and, according to all reports, it gets them in hearty measure. With George Sidney, Louise Fazenda, and Vera Gordon heading the east, it has a trio of rib-tickling fumnakers who have long since demonstrated that real laughs are pretty close to real tears: a trio of comedians who are above all things always “human”. ' flelene Costello, Nat Carr, Jane (Winton and Arthur Lubin are among others in the cast who add to the gaiety of the entertainment. The picture, suggested by E. Phillips Oppenheim’s book, “The Inevitable Millionaires,” was adapted by Graham Baker and Edward Clark, and produced under the direction of Herman Raymaker. The story, written by Raymond L. Schrock, concerns a Jewish tailor, whose placid, happy life is nearly wrecked on the shores of social ambition, when he suddenly comes into a fortune. Southern Football Club Princess picture benefit, Tuesday. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. "SORROWS OF SATAN.”

Geoffrey Tempest, a struggling author, living- in poor in London, has just posted his last effort to the publishers. Across the hall is Mavis Claire, also struggling, and a friendship has sprung up between the .two. They have a meal in a cheap restaurant, and Geoffrey is not will 7 ing to part quickly at Mavis’ door. He suggests that he stay in her quar ters for a while, but she resents this and he has to return to his own cold, bleak rooms. . I She relents for her harsh parting and prepares a little note. Geoffrey I sees it being put under the door and .brings her into the room. The next i morning. Mavis finds the landlady in 'her room demanding an explanation ‘of the night’s happenings. When she has gone, Geoffrey comes I again and they set out to the registrar's to get a marriage license. They part after getting the license. Mavis {goes back and prepares for their | marriage, while Geoffrey goes to his | publisher. A new surprise awaits (Mavis. One of her stories has been ! accepted and the money helps with [the meal for Geoffrey. He, however, I finds that the publishers do not want | more of his work. In anger and bitter ness, he returns to his room. lie reI viles everyone, offering to sell his soul to Satan for riches. He is overheard by Prince Lucio Rimanez, who has come to visit him. He tells him that an uncle has left- him a fortune. He forbids him to inform Mavis, and so he goes away without seeing her. She is brokenhearted, and soon, in the life of luxury that follows, Geoffrey forgets all about her. Through Lucio, he meets Princess Olga. After a brief and dazzling courtship they marry. On the outskirts of the crowd, Mavis watches her lover. But the marriage is irksome. Neither are happy and succeed only in getting on one another’s nerves. Only’ Prince L’.’.eio seems to bring peace. Geoffrey ' is angry when he finds his wife plead I ing with Lucio and declaring her ! love for Rim. Olga, unable to persuade Lucio, takes poison, and : Geoffrey denounces Lucio. He in i turn, declares his true identity, and > Geoffrey Tempest flees in terror. 5 His wanderings, always overshad--3 owed by Satan, are finally brought to an end when he finds Mavis. Telling her of his love and calling for blessing from Heaven, dispels the evil shadow and presence of Satan » that has hovered about.