Show Action Drama Feature Film at Utah Peter B B. Kynes Kyne's famous novel Valley of the Giants filmed in beautiful technicolor is now being shown on the Utah screen An intense filled action-filled plot is given as the story unfolds Most of the picture was filmed in the heart of California's redwood forest country coun coun- try The story concerns a group of unscrupulous unscrupulous unscrupulous un un- un- un scrupulous lumber men who plan to despoil a valuable redwood land tract Wayne Morris plays the part of the principal owner of the most beautiful section of the redwoods The Valley of the Giants He has vowed to never cut this section of timber because of the sentimental regard he has for it A conscientious young man he plans through careful careful careful care care- ful tree cutting and reforestation to always have the redwood land cov covered red with trees and not a barren barren barren bar bar- ren stump-filled stump area that will be bean bean bean an eyesore Bickford Plays Crook But the crooks headed capably by Charles Bickford as a a. money- money grabbing eastern lumberman have designs on the area and plan a a. series of land grabs whereby they 1 will come into possession of the redwood redwood redwood red red- wood land However they have bargained without Morris who puts up a terrific terrific terrific ter ter- ter- ter fight to hold his interests The story is climaxed by a series of dramatic scenes of the efforts of Bickford and his men trying to get ownership of the land by har- har rassing Morris in any way possible by fair means and foul They wreck a railroad trestle so that he cannot cannot cannot can can- not move his logs and build a dam to hold back the water to prevent him from floating the timber Right Triumphs Gun Can fights and fist fights take place and finally Bickford admits defeat after Morris first nearly killing him in a roaring rip-roaring fight I saves his life in the nick of time before the dam which has been dynamited by Morris goes up in a spectacular blast Throughout a romantic interlude is provided by Claire Trevor a gambling gambling gambling gam gam- bling hall girl and Morris The supporting players include Frank McHugh Alan Hale Donald Crisp Jack LaRue John Litel El Brendel and others Interesting short subjects complete complete complete com com- the bill |