AMUSEMENTS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160811, 19 November 1920, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

PARAMOUNT MUNICIPAL

PICTURES,

The Opera House was filled in every part last evening, when “The Other Romily,” or “The Cinema Murder,” by E Phillips Offenheim, was presented. The picture proved an excellent one, and no one should miss its last screening to-night.

“VALLEY OP THE GIANTS.” TO-MORROW’S ATTRACTION.

An exceptionally fine picture is “The Valley of the Giants,” to be shown at the Opera House to-morrow (Saturday) at 2.30 p.m. and 8 p.m. The picture is an adaptation of Peter B. Kyne’s readable novel, and the leading part is played by Wallace Reid. The following is an outline of the story: John Cardigan, a pioneer California logger, builds the town of Sequoia, and lays the foundation of a great fortune. To his bride "he gives as a weddding present, “The Valley of the Giants.” After her death he instils into the mind and heart of Bryce, their only son, the fact that “The Valley of the Giants” belongs to his mother in deatlfrts well as in life, and that he must protect it with his life. It is made doubly sacred in that it holds a lone monument to mark the wife’s grave. Years later, Bryce, returning from College, finds his father nearly blind, and deeply in debt,, with little land left except “The Valley of the Giants,” upon which ai note for .£20,000 is due in six months to Colonel Pennington, Cardigan’s enemy and business rival. Shirley, Colonel Pennington’s neice, rich in her own right, has a keen sense of fair play, contrary to her uncle’s scheming dishonesty. Bryce makes the discovery that Jules Rondeau has felled a tree to obtain a burl, which has been converted by Pennington into a tamle top, Bryce thrashes Rondeau for this. The incident is witnessed by Shirley, who upbraids Bryce for bis seeming brutality, and for his temerity in hurling Rondeau’s unconscious form against Pennington, knocking him down. Londeau’es companions turn on who makes for a log train, an » while in motion, thus avo^..- 0 .aem temporarily. The train with Shirley and her uncle aboard by accident breaks away from its engine, and were it not for the quick-wittedness of Bryce, who detaches one of the trucks from the rest of the train, all would have been dashed down the side of a mountain to a certain death. By this act of heroism he wins Shirley’s love. After this incident Bryce proceeds to accomplish the task of freeing his father from his financial difficulties by sending for Buck Ogilvy, an old chum. Buck brings with him an eye specialist, who later alleviates the growing blindness of Cardigan. Aided by Buck, Bryce secures a temporary franchise for a loop railway that shall be a feeder to a transcontinental road. Cardigan, ignorant of his. son’s jnergy and. action, decides to sell “Tho Valley of the Giants” so as to retrieve the note that Pennington holds. Pennington refuses to give Cardigan the price he asks. A few days later Cardigan receives word from Judge Moore that he has a client who will buy “The Valley of the Giants” for £20,000, Tho identity of the purchaser, and the sequel that follows makes a sensational finale.