Arizona republican., 1922-06-04
HOOT GIBSON IN
THE BEAR CAT" IS
At STRAND TODAY

If you like good. snappy, fast and
furious western stories, served with
lots of 'kiclS," leaning strongly to-
wards comedy. though rounding out
many a thrill, and uncovering a ver-
liable hotbed of romance. don't over
look the Strands attraction for the
final screenings today-'The Bear
Cat"-with "Hoot" Gibson as the
star
"Hoot'' has grown to be one of
the biggest favorites among the
western character actors. His is the
type perhaps best loved by the screen
fan. Not too serious, fighting when
he has TO. quick on the draw. hard
riding, fearless, young and dashing,
possessed OF the smile that wins.
1t is in just such pictures as "The
Bear Cat" that he has made his
greatest hits. though we do not be-
heve he has such a delightful com
bInation of comedy and drama in a
long time as is present in this at
traction.
He is presented as "The Singin'
Kid" He comes into Three Pines
riding from over the Rio Grande,
singing about how bad he really is.
and issuing a melodious warning to
everyone that two gun work is his
middle name-and that when his colt
speaks someone bites the dust. No
body takes him very seriously-bad
men don't usually tell it to the world
they show il.
But "The Kid made a friend of
the sheriff-despite his being "a bad
man." and in a runaway. Papa May
gave "the kid a fence riding lob.
nv rier hi Ii Il fal
with Abys. Folks warned them the
girl was engaged to marry a college
chum of her brother. but nothing
daunted. "the kid went singing on
his way.
Brother come home, and he
brought the husband-to be along.
Archer Aitken, the chum, had an
affair with a "low heeled' woman of
Prairie Dog''-the adjoining town TO
Three Pines"-though folks didn't
generally know it. And when the
low -heeled" lady got wind of the
coming wedding of Aitken, and the
daughter of millions. her palms
started an itching that she declared
nothing less than five thousand dol.
lars would ease-and the penalty for
refusal-her telling to the world of
the disgraceful affair.
The k1dS got wind or the affair.
Now he wasn't a bad man for MOTH
ing, and sc he ordered Archer not to
to pay the money, and he backed up
his order by a threat of violence if
Archer weakened.
And then comes killing-tIe pal
OF the Glow heeled lady" was shot and
killed. Several reasons were put
forth why Archer had done it-and
about as many that "the kid had
fired the fatal shot. And the rumors
become so strong. that "the kid" and
Archer found themselves in danger Of
being the invited guests at a necktie
narty. Now "the singing kid" became
"a bear cat" He proved beyond all
question of a doubt that his TRADE
about his prowess with the six gun
was not "bunk"-and before he final
ly got all Strengthened out. Alys de-
cided that after all q western lad for
a western girl--and "the singing kid"
or "the bear cat" was much more
suitable to become her husband thar
Archer Aitken. So "alls well that
ends welr'-and they lived happy
ever afterward.
Universal has surrounded Gibson
with a brilliant cast for this picture,
the names of Vivian Rich, Fontaine
LaRUe Charles French. william
Buckley, D. ]. Allen and other favor
ties appearing prominently in the
lineup.
The comedy for this bill is "No
Brains