AMUSEMENTS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 107, 8 May 1941, Page 17

AMUSEMENTS

EMBASSY _j flcligliti'l iind iiiiuicing picture rcturned to the Kinb;i»*y Theatre to-day. Warner Brothci*' "My Low- l.mic Back' , has in the Man in- rulcri Olivia do HavilJand and Jeltn-y Lynn. With a .-Uoiig Mipportins Laft tln;y inif.lm.i , a light and enjoyable enti rluinniout .breathing 01 gaiety* Hiirl fun. I'livia iln Havilland is »ccn in l ' ll ' |l,Mt - 0I u " Ntti-active young musical .-tudt-nt i>: , ronnidrr.vblc talent, iiiielia (oiiicil. Jiu' ti'in deriverj its fUincdy I'loiii its light atni.ispliere and the lOnipluatc-d Miuatioii.s in which \mcliii" is fiiii-i-d !>y » |itn-ki»!i fate. Believin.r money to if i>l uvidi'.l i>v means ot ~ "sehoiaishi;. uiii.-h she is told she has won f! |C i-oininni-s with her musical eduLiition. l«" " ; '"'' I'l'iends are determined to ii'iii' ■' γ-a iiii£ band ami their desire l " "«"'- ;l "' <'''ssius lands Amelia inio a ln'iip "i truu'.jle, f'Kpecinlly when Tony lJ.d-1" in. a i.and.-i»nie and havdM'uikiiu *'"'•"- i'N.-iiii's.-i man. pl.ived by .li-ffiey I-.*" I '-- 1' , , ,1 - '" '"V" " ,! '» her. iniisi.-. =J• ■ t:i i-liiKniu and swing, ri'iivs it? hail i'i llie picture, it i< not ,",i"]ii.-iic.il in ! : i- iie<-c|.U'd sense. For the ;..,!;!(. ~;■ [!,.• iihii is in the chuckles and l.uurlis «'!iii-li "~ ,: s " sl'onlaneuiis'y from ,1,-lil'iiteil iiiidii-ui-"'s. a-i was sh.nvn when n villi m> .-iiceessiMlly in Au-.-kluiiil a short lime J-' ,, - OXFORD—AVON Hollywood, in its ifor varied cnteituinini'iif. h.is i-edjflcovei-ed the i.-ingstcr lilin, w'nirli lias wide possibilities for exi-iteim-nt and action, and so 20th C( , nUiiy-l , 'ox have, produced the story of a tiiiHi hut tender gangster iu 'Tall. Dark sriff H-i'i'l.-uine." which is screening at the Oxford anil Avon Theatres. What a jn.in the dashiu- Cesar Komero is! He i P a killer who doesn't kill: he watches his own funeral, and he most certainly is tiio Romeo ft racket*. With a fine lidlani-iii-j "' ri'iiiaiiee and excitement the Him has its full share of laughs. The first reel contains action when Romero mils for beautiful Virginia Gilmore, a nurse. Cesar, wisiiing to become further ncqiiaiuted with \*irginia. poses as a •iimiiy mail and induces her to take a job in his home as nurse. He then has to jift busy and find a family. Cesar's noil is icrtiiiiily a biiglit sp<jt in the -picture, which moves wviftly to an exciting climax ■w'lieu certain people that the king is supposed to have ''rn-Wicd cut' , come suddenly to life. With excitement and roinanee mixed in adequate proportions. "Yesterday's Heroes/' with Jean Rogers and Robert Sterling, w the associate attraction. It is a ifootiball story icllinff of a young medical student who, upon beeorninc a foutball hero, deserts his sweetheart and suffers much before being reconciled.

ST. JAMES , The story or' ••(.Julie With Hie Wind," which is Ki-reciiiiig at the St. J times' Theatre, is no tiuirnbnail sketch. The author, Margaret Mitchell, rosed 475,000 words to tell it and didn't waste any. Nor does it see-in, from the delight o-f iindiencce -who have seen the him in Auckland, have the producers wasted any (if the footage, which takes throe hours iiml 40 minutes to ehwv. lint "Gone With the Wind" is not lavjio in its length alone. To port lay the great novel, a superb cast headed ,by Clark Goible, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, and Olivia dp Havilland was formed and the technical jreniueee of Hollywood gathered together lo produce something really startling. To the average audiences the most startling technical achievement is the glorious TechnJcolour in which the story lias been piitirelj' filmed. The words of an American film critic will probably ■jjive a more ririd impreesion than any others. Ho wns present at a preview in America "tor (lie Press only, attended by 900 men and "omen, variously special writers for magazines, wire services and syndicates— probably the hardest-boiled audience ever iwseimbled before a screen. Die challenge (if pretention and promise in the iprodtiction and promotion of 'Gone with the Wind' had spectators militantly ready to Miy 'just another movie.' Instead they thrilled and wept and cheered and applauded." MAJESTIC Richard Dix comes to the ecreen of the Majestic Theatre to-monow as (lie star of Paramount's "The Indian Nation," .in historic romance of the early day of the settling of the west. This filan was originally titled "The Cherokee Strip," whicfti ie the location. The Cherokee Strip was a piece of land granted to the Cherokee Indians in 1828 for hunting and fohing. It is located in the north-western part of what is now the etate of Oklahoma, U.S.A. In 1893 it was opened for-st-ttlemenf 'by the United States Government 'under the Homestead La we. The. Cherokee Strip run was the last ibig settlement made in America. It wae estimated at the time that more than 100,000 took part. Richard Dix iplays the part pi a I nited States marshal in a mushroom town on the iborder, and his adventures make intriguing entertainment. Other members of tfhe cast include Florence Rice, William Henry, Victor Jory, Andy Clyde, (icorj;e E. Stone and Morris Ankrum. The associate film is "Sandy Geie Her Man." Baby Sandy is surrounded by d. group of Hollywood comedy favourites. Laughter develops when the city fire and police nfficere compete for Sandy's favour, and make tlhe mistake of letting the young aetrees play iball with tear gap bombs. Otis Garret and P. G. Smith were codirectort. CIVIC Frequently motion pictures enceavour to make a "famous fictional character come to life on the ecreen. Rarely are euch endeavours as successful as they are in R.K.O. Radio's production of "Kitty Foyle," which is screening at the Civic Theatre witih Ginger Rogers in the part of Christopher Mcrley's ealty "white collar girl, and with a fine cast, story and direction. The brilliant acting of Mies Rogese did not go .unnoticed. For her portrayal of Kitty Foyle she received the Academy Award for the best actress of the year. Aβ the many readers of Morleye widely-discuesed novel will recall, Kitty is a forthright, spirited Irish girl from Phila'lelpihia, who sets out i'o carve 'herself a 'itreer as a business woman, after her hectic romance with a well-meaning but weak young socialite proves something of ■i failure. But despite the earnest attentions of a doctor who wants to marry her, Kitty can't forget her first love, nor ;an ehe resist the appeal he makes on 'her._ And her experiences, happy and t'agic; and always ihuman, and the constant? conflict within her between her head and'her heart all lead up to the drama of the conclusion.

"EAST OF SEWERS" All the mysterious and entrancing atmosphere of the fnbled East is promised to Patrons of the Auckland University "tudewte , cappimr revue "East of Sewers" !"" "'Confidentially It Sphinx," which is to ™j presented in tlie Town Hall concert '•liamber for a season of six nights, beginI'lnst on Saturday next. The capping revue w.always popular for the light-hearted and witty entertainment offered and this year's Production promises to be no exception. J,, fty players will take part in the revue, which has again been written by Mr. t-harles Zambuckn. Booking arrangements are advertised. VOGUE. . With Errol -Flynn and Olivia de Haviland at the head of a great caet "The of the Light Brigade" is screening •it the Vogue Theatre to-day. Amidst •scenes of splendour, of love and of intrigue ™.e picture weaves its way to come to the stirring climax of the charge of the 27th Uncers. "Feathered Peete." a comedy, ana. Nomads of the Past." a travel film, e ell own iivtlie supporting programme. STATE. raithfullv portrayed from the classic by' ■'"MM Austen. "Pride anil Prejudice," with Wurencc Olivier and Gieev Us.mon, is no??" 18 at t,lO Btatc Theatre. The eupM«vi?v Mrt incl "de fi Mary Boland, Edna £°H Maureen OSullivan and Ann Mlf ' ° rd - This r ,i!twe '» » tlioronghbliifVl'T- aTlfI entertainment. .. .'.' iV; 4 n» the suppoiting i>togiamme ie d 1 atting Parade.' ,

STRAND rZ°^ orrow there , c ? mee to the Stran d T \"- e „a , .comedy-drama, "Arise My Love Heading ,t s cast are two capable n>naling -ui comedy lines and situations iMKlette Colbert and Kay Milland. Komiintic complications have been add.-d to give u compact and first-class entertainincur. J he background against which tin; at hist to offer little scope for coine.lv. jL-.J" !'l E " ro j ,e 3"st before and on the under the expert direction of Mitchell ■Leisen countless laughs have been extracted from a smart script. The storv is of an American girl reporter," Ausustu Lash, who is played by Claudette Colbert Un the alert for a scoop in Europe, she tlis.oyers that an American aviator, Tom .Mnrtiii, is imprisoned in one .of Franco's ■ oils awaiting execution for treason. Seeing what she believed to be a good news storv. She interceded with the authorities posing as Ins wife and succeeded in getting him treed. Jhe couple then flee to Paris ; .s the Kni-openn conflict draws closer. \s the J'oliHli invasion is launched. Aiwistu p, ( .» to Berlin. But rather than a historv of Jvurope. 1939. this picture develops a brifjlit and gay romance with plenty of l.fnghs..

AMUSEMENTS GUIDK. CIVIC SQUARE— Amusement Park-. PICTURE THEATRES ROXY—Anita Louise in "The Villain Still Pursued Her' 1 and Helen Have in --The Case of the Frightened Lady.' , ST. JAMES , —CIark Gable and Vivien Leigh in •'Gone With The Wind." REGENT—Ann Sheridan and George Raft in "The Road To 'Frisco." PLAZA—Conrad Veidt and June Duprez in "Thict Ol: Bagdad." OXFORD—Cesar Romero in "Tall, Dark and Handsome" and Jean Rogers in "Yesterdays Heroes." EMBASSY—OIivia de Havilland and Jeffrey Lynn in "My Love Came Back." STRAND—James Stewart and Rosalind Russell in •'No Time For Comedy." CENTURY—John Wayne and Thomas Mitchell In "The Long Voyage Home." ClVlC—Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan in "Kitty Foyle." MAJESTIC—Victor McLaglen in •■Diamond Frontier" and Helen Parrish in "I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now." TUDOR—-The Old Maid.' - VICTORIA —"Rewi-s Last Stand" and "Blondie Meets The Boss." VOGUE—-'The Charge of the Light Brigade." AVON (Newton)—" Tall. DarK and Handsome" and "Yesterday's Heroes." ASTOR—"If I Had My Way" and "Saps At Sea." ADELPHI—"I Married A Nazi" and "The' Great Profile." ALEXANDRA—CIosed for Rebuilding. AMBASSADOR—Guest Night. BRITANNIA—"Snanee River" and "Men Without Souls." BERKELEY (Mission Bay)—" Here I am A Stranger." CAPITOL—"Man With Nine Lives" and "Covered Trailer." CRYSTAL PALACE—"No, No. Nanette." DE LUXE—"Dust Be My Destiny" and "Doctor Takes A Wife." GREY LYNN—"Rich Man, Poor Girl" and "Flirting With Fate." GAlETY—"Charlie McCarthy. Detective." NEW ROYAL—"Congo Maftie" and "Sued For Libel." PRINCE EDWARD—Guest Night. PRINCESS—"The Sea Hawk" and "Ride, Kelly. Ride." REGAL—Guest Night. REGENT (Epsom)—" Judge Hardy and Son" and •'Four Sons." RtALTO—"No, No, Nanette." STATE (Symonrts Street)—" Pride and Prejudice." STATE (Onchunea)—"All This and Heaven, Too" and "The Wildcat Of Tucson." STATE (Devonport)—"The Mark Of Zorro" and "The Chinese Bungalow." STRAND (Onehunga)—"Mutiny on the Bounty" and "Vacation From Love." TIVOLI—"The Villain Still Pursued Her" and "The Case of the Frishtcned Lady." RADIO PROGRAMMES. 1YA—7.35 p.m.. Winter Course Talk: "The Changing Society: The Changing Family"; 9.25, Studio Concert by the Auckland Artillery Band; 10.4. Dance music; Frankie Masters and his Orchestra. 2YA—8.19 p.m.. Hometown Variety; 9.25. Julie Werry sings from the Studio; 10.0, Music, Mirth and Melody. IYX—B.I6 p.m.. Herbert Hanssen (baritone) in songs by Wolf; 9.0, Classical recital; 10 0 Variety. IZM—7.O p.m.. Sports talk by Bill Hendry; 7.30 Orchestral selections; 9.0, Western songs, musical comedy gems.