AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 234, 3 October 1935, Page 10

AMUSEMENTS.

"PARIS IN SPRING." Springtime is love time all over the world, iu every race. Even filmdom subscribes to the general feeling of recreation. As evidence it provides the new Hollywood release, "Paris in Spring," -which is to commence a season at the Regent Theatre to-morrow. Alary Ellis and Tullio Carminati head the cast of this film, a medley of laughter and songs woven about a romantic story. They are cast as two people who love cach other very dearly but will not admit it for anything. Tullio, I in a fit of desperation, threatens to commit suicide, even goes to the Eiffel Tower to jump, Mary obligingly driving him there. He meet* Ida Lupino, a lovely girl in a similar plight. Rather than commit suicide, they decide to combine forces and make their respective sweethearts furiously jealous. The plan works so well that Miss Ellis and Ralph Blakeley, Miss Lupine's sweetheart, get together in self-protection. Police pursue Carminati, who is charged with abducting Miss Lupino, but he and the girl flee to her grandmother's ancestral castle on the outskirts of Paris. There is much confusion and misunderstanding. The wrong couples are snpposcd to be married to each other, and a hilarious mix-up finally reaches its climax when Miss Ellis and Carminati are happily rejoined, and Miss Lupino and Blakeley decide that they will be married. Lewis Milestone directed the film, which features a new musical score by Gordon and Kevel, including "Paris in the Spring," and "Bon Jour Mam'selle." In the supporting cast of "Paris in Spring" are Lynne Overman and Jessie Ralph. ROXY AND TIVOLI. Fast-moving dramatic action along with a tl rilling and dangerous romance makes "Silk Hat Kid," one of the two thrilling and thoroughly entertaining pictures selected for joint release at the Roxy and Tivoli Theatres yesterday, an unusually powerful and daring film. A new Lew Ayres in a role that ideally fits his personality and ability is revealed in his portrayal of a fast-thinking, two-fisted bodyguard. Paul Kelly, owner of a cafe located in the perilous slums of a big city, hires Ayres to protect him from "chiseling" racketeers. Ayres meets and falls in love with Mae Clarke, Kelly's "girlfriend," and an intense rivalry results. Both men come to hate each other bitterly and gunplay appears to be the only way out. But at this point the film takes on such thrilling drama that it promises to keep theatre audiences highly entertained throughout. The romance of pert and pretty Mae Clarke and Lew Ayres is refreshing and stimulating. William Harrigan has the role of peacemaker and beloved brother of the neighbourhood. To his portrayal he brings the virility and spiritual strength.it requires. Others m the well-balanced cast are Half Harolde, Billy Lee, John Qualen, Warren Hymer. Vince Barnett and William Benedict. The other picture showing at both houses is "Manhattan Moon," a lighter but hardly less absorbing romantic drama, with much more music and dancing than the first film. Ricnrdo Cortez and Dorothy Page are principals in this most enjoyable production.

NATIONAL AND PRINCE EDWARD

The two current films screening at the National and Prince Edward Theatres are "The Dragon Murder Case," a thrilling chapter of adventures in the career ot the famous sleuth Philo Vance (as portrayed by Warren William), and vyer the Garden Wall," a bright English musical comedy-romance starring Bobby Howes and lovely Marian Marsh. Tomorrow's change of programme will provide a revival of the brilliant Hollywood film bused 011 Rudolph Besier's famous stage drama "The Barretts of Wimpolc Street," with Norma Shearer, Charles Laughton, Fredrie March, Maureen O'Sullivan and many others starred. STAR CINEMA, NEWTON. Given the titles of "100 Per Cent Pur? and "Born to be Kissed," the film Girl From Missouri" will entertain to-night s audience at the Star Cinema, Newton. Jean Harlow is starred in this mucndiscussed picture, which aroused the ire of America's usually blind censors. Lionel Barrymore and Franchot Tone are also in the pretentious cast. The picture screens in conjunction with * Desirable, starring Jean Muir and George Brent, j This splendid romantic drama was omitted from the Queen Street list of releases and consequently should' be new fare for picture-goers. STRAND THEATRE. Comedy is the order of this week and next at the Strand Theatre. "Brewster s Millions," starring the perennially popular .Tack Buchanan in a rollicking film version of one of the legitimate stages most famous farces, and introducing new songs and dancing sequences galore, will close its revival season at the theatre to-night, giving place to to-morrow s revival of another hilarious comedv of the distinctly romantic type; Sally Toilers, however, is the star of "Three On a Honeymoon, in which Zasu Pitts, Charles Starrett and Johnny Mack Brown are also featured. RIALTD, NEWMARKET. Mirth and melody follow hard on each other's heels in the amusing film 'Melody Cruise." With plenty of both music and comedy, the picture is yet nothing like the accepted form of musical comedy. It is rather the special comedy with music tvpe which the cinema has evolved. Charlie Buggies is starred in the picture, which is to screen to-night with "The Penguin Pool Murder" at the Rialto Theatre, Newmarket. TUDOR. REMUERA. A splendid story of wild life over a period of many years in the wild Nevada Sierras is told with a multitude of thrills in the motion picture "Sequoia," which ic to be screened this evening at the Tudor Cinema. Kemuera. Russell Hardic and -Trail Parker have the principal human roles in this appealing film.

AMUSEMENT GUIDE.

HIS MAJESTY'S— Martg-e Elliott, Cyril Rltcliard and Company In "Roberta. PICTURE THEATBEB.

STRAND —Jack Buchanan in "Brewster's Millions" and Edmund Gwenn in "Warn London." LONDON —Ernest True* in "Whistling in

the Dark." ROXY AND TIVOLI —Ulcardo Cortez In "Manhattan Moon" and Lew Ayres in

"Silk lint Kid." ST. JAMES* —William Powell and Jean Harlow in "Reckless." PLAZA —Miriam Hopkins and Alan Mowbray In "Becky Sharp." CIVIC —Janet fiaynor and Jane Withers In "The Farmer Takes a Wire." NATIONAL AND PRINCE EDWARD— Warren William in "The Drag-on Murder Case" and Bobby Mowcs In "Over the Garden Wall." REGENT —A 1 Jolson ant! Ruby Keeler In "Oo Into Your Dance." MAJESTIC —Charles Ruggles and Mary Boland in "People Will Talk. ADELPHI —"The Conquerors." ALEXANDRA —"Bulldog- Jack." AMBASSADOR —"Elmer the Great." AVONDALE —"Roberta." BRITANNIA—"The Little Minister." / CAPITOL —"British Agent." CRYSTAL PALACE—"Biography of a

Bachelor Girl." DE LUXE —"Under the Pampas Moon." EMPRESS —"Topaze." GAlETY—"There's Always To-morrow." GREY LYNN CINEMA — "20,000 Years in Sing Sing." KINGSLAND —"Murder On a Honeymoon." MAYFAIR—"Face In tho Sky." PRINCESS —"Gold Fever." REGENT (Epsom)—"Arter Office Hours." RIALTO —"Biography or a Bachelor Girl." STATE (Devonport)—"Sailor's Luck." STATE (Onehunga)—"Walls of Gold." STATE (Symonds Street)—" The Merry Widow." STAR (Newton) —"The Girl 'From Missouri." STRAND (Onehunga)—"While the Patient Slept/' TUDOR—"Sequoia." VlCTOßlA—"Vagabond Lady." WEST END—"The Conquerors."

CRYSTAL PALACE, MOUNT EDEN. Written especially for Shirley Temple and selected from some 500 proposed vehicles for her particular talents, the - fijm "Our Little Girl" should be of the universal entertainment type. It will bo screened this evening at the Crystal Palace Theatre, Mount Eden. An enjoyable romantic drama of the maritalsquabble variety, with child Shirley,' as ' chief peacemaker and "patcher-up," forme ' the basis of this most timely and enjoyj able film. Rosemary Ames and Joel MeCrca are cast in the principal adult roles as Shirley's parents, and they acquit themselves with no small degree of credit. STATE, SYMONDS STREET. Music is the keynote of the entertainment offering and about to be ottered at the State Theatre, Upper Symonds Street. Jeanette Mac Donald' fas Sonia) and Maurice Chevalier (as Danilo) are principal entertainers in "The Merry Widow," the screen's most lavish interpretation of the famous Franz Lehar waltz opera to date. This spectacular picture will be screened finally to-night, and will be replaced to-morrOw by two new musical films. These are "College* Rhythm,"' with Lanny Ross, Jack Oakie, Joe Pcnner and Helen Mack as stars, and "Sweet Music," the long-awaited starring vehicle for Rudy . Vallec, king of radio crooners. Ann Dvorak has the leading feminine role in this production.