CURRENT FILMS
ST. JAMES THEATRE. Francliot Tone essays what for him is an entirely new role in the novel and gripping mystery drama, “Phantom Lady,” shoAving finally to-night at the St. James Theatre. He plays fhe part of a brilliant young sculptor whose gradual disintegration goes from 'intellectual eccentricity to .wanton strangler and babbling paranoic. It is his best acting performance, just as the picture is one of the best mysteries transferred from a best seller to The screen-. Ella Raines gives him polished support, and Alan Curtis, as a man convicted of murder by circumstantial evidence is also outstanding. All in all, “Phantom Lady” is an unusually entertaining mystery. The supporting programme includes a newsreel. which shows lioav the “Pluto” operation Avas carried out. It is one of the most interesting neAvs items to reach the screen. ' Thursday’s Programmes. On Thursday afternoon the Clarence E. Mulford story “Under Cover Man,” one of Hopalong Cassidy’s most exciting adventures, Avill be slioavu with a suitable supporting programme for children. The evening programme will consist of “Under Cover Man,”' the musical fun show, “The Ghost Catchers,” and another episode of the serial.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 65, Issue 267, 22 August 1945, Page 5
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