AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 282, 29 November 1938, Page 13

AMUSEMENTS.

ROXY-TIVOLI. Intelligently presented at a fast pace throughout, "Smashing the Rackets," coming to the Roxy and Tivoli Theatres tomorrow, is a film that should appeal to all fihngoere who like real substance in their entertainment. The cleaning up of rackets and racketeers in a big town ie not a new theme, but fhe way in which it is presented in this production is more convincing and realistic than in most previous pictures. There is little tendency to make the film a dry exposure of racketeering, but to preclude any likelihood of this romance hae been interwoven into the main theme of the (story, and is an integral part of the whole. Chester Morris has the leading role and does a tine job of work as a former Federal Bureau of Investigation agent appointed special prosecutor to a district attorney (Bruce Cabot), who is more of a politician than a people's representative. The story tells how the prosecutor, after a series of exciting incidents, eventually rids his town of the gangster influence, with the aid of tlie sister of hie sweetheart. Fiances Mercer is the girl he loves, while Rita Johnson is her 6ister. Ben Weldon, Edward Pawley and Donald -Douglas are also in the cast. "Love is on the Air," a radio melodrama, with Ronald Reagan and June Travis, is also showing.

AMUSEMENTS GUIDE. H.M. THEATRE— The Great Nicola. PICTURE THEATREB. MAYFAIR —EveIyn Dal) and Ambrose and his orchestra In "Kicking , the Moon Around" and Gloria Stewart and Michael Whalen in "Time Out For Murder." STRAND —Loretta Young , ana Joel McCree in "Three Blind Mice." ROXV — George O'Brien In "Painted Desert" and Barton McLane and Ann Sheridan in "Wine, Women and Horses." REGENT —Laurel and Hardy In "Swiss MISS." CIVIC —Fred Astaire and Roger* In "Carefree." MAJESTIC —Boris KarlolT in "West or Shaag-hal" and Dick Powell and Rosemary Lane in "Hollywood Hotel." BT. JAMES' —Andrea Leeds and Adolphe Menjou in "Letter of Introduction." EMBASSY —Robert Montgomery and Vir-g-inla Bruce in "The First 100 Years." LONDON —Warren William in "Times Square Playboy" and Maryaret Lindsay in "The Law in Her Hands" ADELPHI —Guest Night. ALEXANDRA —"Checkers" and "Josette." AMBASSADOR —Guest INlght. ASTOR —"Marie Walewska" and "The Jury's Secret." AVONDALE —"Little Miss Roughneck" and "Law or the Underworld." BERKELEY (Mission Bay) — "London Melody" and "Merry-go-round or 1038." BRITANNIA — "On Our Selection" and "Dangerous to Know." CAPITOL —"Londoii Melody" and "Wise Girl." CRYBTAL PALACE —"ThriII or a LUetlmc." DE LUXE —"Vogues or 1938." EMPRESS —Guest Night. GAIETY —"Clime Over London." GREY LYNN —"Firefly." KINGSLAND —Popular Night. MAYFAIR— Guest Night. PEERLESS —"Mr. Moto's G smnle." PRINCE EDWARD —Gu«s>t Night. PRINCEBS —Guest Mght. REGAL— Guest Night. REGENT (Epsom) — Guest Nlgfrt. RIALTO —"Thrill or a LiTetime." BTAR (Newton) —"The Buccaneer" unU "Let's Sing Again." BTATE (Devonport)—Guest Night. STATE (Bymond» Street) —"You Can't Have Everything" and "Think l'ast, Mr. Moto." STATE (Onehunga) —"Command Performance." STRAND (Onehunga) —Guest Mght. TIVOLI —Guest Night. TUPOR —"Bluebeard's Eighth Wire." VICTORIA —Guest Night.