CURRENT FILMS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 68, Issue 139, 24 March 1948, Page 3

CURRENT FILMS

ST. JAMES THEATRE “The Arnelo Affair,” coming to-mor-row to the St. James Theatre tells the story of a love that stopped at nothing—not even murder! Featuring John Hodiak, George Murpliy and Frances Gifford, the plot centres on a reckless romance between Hodiak and Miss Gifford —an attraction so great that it bring* about unhappiness, hatred —and murder. * lloav a young housewife, lonely and bored with her humdrum existence, is strangely attracted to the mysterious underworld leader Tony Arnelo, forms the basis for the intriguing adventure. In this lovely woman the ruthless gangster finds all he has longed for. Her beauty and simple decency represent all the things he has never had. Resolved to win the love of this woman at any cost, he deliberately involves her in a murder, hoping to keep her love by a threat of exposure.

FLESH AND BLOOD SHOW George (Chuckles with Jovrv) Tollerton, the comedy magician, who appears in Ashburton next week, tells about a recent performance where the tables were turned on him and a member of the audience fooled him. A volunteer assistant came up on the stage and helped him with some tricks. The volunteer was a. young fanner boy who seemed particularly interested in the stunt where George produced eggs from bis ears, nope, moldh and clothing. As (lie boy walked back to his seat-, George called after him a last ioke. “1 bet- your mother can’t get eggs like Ihnt without. chickens can she?” The bov turned round quickly and shouted back ‘‘Oil yes sin l can, and every day too. George and the audience were taken aback—finally the magiean stuttered a question “How does she do it.’’ he asked. “We keep ducks,’ explained the boy, who fooled the magiean,