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Show Theatres "CHECKERS" PUY ' ONE OF MERIT "Checkers." the spectacular picture made by William Fox. which opened at the Ogden theater Sunday even better as a picture than it was as a stage play Much of the action occurs outdoors, and Director Richard Stan- I ton took full advantages of the situa- I lion to make the exterior scenes not j ouiy eiaDoraie. Dut perfect in detail. The story tells of a southern beauty who falls In love with Checkers, the r.ir,. tout He grooms a horse owned by the girl for a nch stake, and in getting the horse to the race track encounters en-counters tremendous difficulties. His 'h.T-e leads from the south to Now York and throuch Chinatown At the last minute, just before 'ho race is to start, the jockey is maliciously blinded blind-ed and the young girl rides the horse to victory It is one of the best and most stirring pictures in svery respect seen here In some lime The all-.-u.jr cast headed by Thomas J. Carrisah i and Jean Acker give an evenly balanced bal-anced performance. oo |