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amuskmknts SOLD OUT FOR TO-NIGHT ATTEND THE MATINEES ON MONDAY. NOTE.—Patrons are urged to be seated early, as the feature commences at advertised starting times. \ ■ PLAZA W7 / = gUEEN STREET \ / Phone 41-586. \ Direction: Amalgamated Theatres. Ltd. 10.30 a.m., 2 p.m., 8 p.m. G.B.D. Films Present The Finest British Picture ever to Come from England The Lile ana Deatn 01 "COLONEL BLIMP" "COLONEL BLIMP" "COLONEL BLIMP" "COLONEL BLIMP" In Technicolour. Starring ROGER LIVESEY. ANTON WALBROOK. DEBORAH KERR. Crowds at All Sessions Still Acclaim this Great BRITISH SCREEN EPIC BOX PLANS AT THEATRE AND BEGG'S. Approved for Universal Exhibition. TIVOLI OXFORD TIVOLI — OXFORD TOP OP QUEEN ST. & Near Grafton Bridge _ &t Nightly at 8 11-2-5-8 Phone 44-138. Phone 42-214 Direction: Amalgamated Theatres, Ltd. Gaumont-British Dominions Films Present An Engrossing Adventure, Sincere and Exciting. THE SMASHING DRAMA OF A HERO Y/ITHOUT GLORY! Suspenseful! Stirring! Surprising! JOHN CLEMENTS — GRETA GYNT GODFREY TEARLE — JUDY KELLY YVONNE ARNAUD BRANSBY WILLIAMS — HUGH SINCLAIR In the Romantic Thriller " TO-MORROW WE LIVE " "TO-MORROW WE LIVE" "TO-MORROW WE LIVE" "TO-MORROW WE LIVE" "TO-MORROW WE LIVE" Recommended by Censor for Adults. SPECIAL SELECTED FEATURETTES Include " VICTORY " " VICTORY " — "VICTORY" A Glowing Tribute to the Allied Leaders and Allied Forces. J CRYSTAL PALACE |k ■•I MOUNT EDEN. Phone 60-573. j ||> Hq to-night at 7.45 V Technicolour Rhythm Rodeo! tt's tho Big Laugh Round Up! It's the Happiest \ll-Fun-Hit with Music. Colour and Dancing! TORRID TUNES—BLAZING COLOURS AND DANDY DANCING. Dorothy Lamour Dick Powell Victor Moore CASS DALEY GIL LAMB Also MILT BRITTON and Band In the Sing and Swing Musical. "RIDING HIGH" & NOAH BEERY. JIMMY ROGERS. "Dudes Are Pretty People" Both Approved for Universal Exhibition. t TTVP f Final Screening UllJ ±J U -A. Hi I TO-NIGHT at HAK MOUNT ALBERT I Phone 36-204 1 * Monty Wool ley — Gracie Fields "HOLY MATRIMONY" Approved for Universal Exhibition. & Edward G. Robinson — Lynn Barl, "TAMPICO" Recommended by Censor for Adults. NEW 'J£, GEN nillin,.. Finally To-night ait 7.45. Phone 60-142. FRED MacMURRAY, JOAN CRAWFORD, "ABOVE SUSPICION" Recommended by Censor for Adults. & Jack Benny — Laird Cregar "CHARLEY'S AUNT" Approved for Universal exhibition. gPET ETPANB DEVOTED TO SWING. TO-NIGHT J DANCING — 8 TO MIDNIGHT. 3/ — Admission — 3/ Reserves, Tel. 48-777. OPEN EVERY NIGHT NEXT WEEK. Dancing — 8 to Midnight. Jitterbugging Prohibited. PUBLIC NOTICES MEDICAL REGISTRATION. I, MANAHI NITAMA PAEWAI, M.8., Ch.B., 1945, now residing in Auckland, hereby give notice that I intend applying on the 18th June next to have my name placed on the Medical Register of the Dominion of New Zealand, and that I have deposited the evidence of my qualification in the Office of the Department of Health at Auckland. M. N. PAEWAI. Address: Doctor's Residence, Public Hospital. Dated at Auckland 18th May, 1945. 19 AUCKLAND SUBURBAN DRAINAGE LEAGUE. The League would be glad to receive offers of assistance from persons prepared to devote a small portion of their time to the promotion of the League's objective, viz.: The holding up of the Brown's Island Drainage proposals pending exhaustive inquiry into alternative schemes. Apply P.O. Box 954. 19 PAPAXURA RESIDENTS — REMOVAL NOTICE. J. J. HOWIE. Income Tax Consultant; Accountant & Secretary. Personal Work — Strict Confidence. REMOVED TO STANLEY BUILDING (Above Goddens). . 21

WHAT THE SYDNEY CRITICS SAY ABOUT "THE SUSPECT" "THE SUSPECT" The SYDNEY MORNING -ir SUNDAY TELEGRAPH HERALD P,LM OF WEEK: "The Suspect." ACTING OP "WEEK: Laughton MOiDAI, APRIL -3, 1945 and Daniell ("The Suspect"). A neat melodrama of an un- SCENE OF "WEEK: The detective liappy shopkeeper, a neurotic reconstructs the crime ( 'The harridan, of a wife, a young and suspect ). sympathetic lady companion, an IT'S ABOUT: Murder. "accidental death," the poisoning VOU'LL SEE: Charles Laughton, of a blackmailer, Universal's "The Ella Haines. Suspect" is another achievement T _ j „ -.^r. for its director, Robert Siodmak. T melodrama of 1902 , London, Charles Laughton wipes Siodmak tugs upon the threads ollt his ham Hollywood years of his story with remarkable with o ne quiet, telling and tension despite his cunningly supremely sympathetic performdevised leisurely treatment of the ance . j n fact> there ls nlore "suspense' narrative. He does than similarity of role in comnot ram the story down the audi- mon with Laughton's first ence s throat by direct and un- anc j greatest film, "Payment subtle approach; he makes all Deferred." sorts of quiet, easy-paced sug- j n "The Suspect" he is again gestions to get his audience s a shopkeeper, again a man with imagination racing well ahead of murder on his mind. But the the story. But Siodmak s pro- kindly husband of "The Suspect" gress through the story is never j s a vitally different character so slow at any time as to whip from the shoddy philanderer of up impatience of the wrong "Payment Deferred." "The Suskind. pect's" wife, played by Rosalind The story, set In London in Ivan, is so leech-like a shrew 1902, is enriched by superb that her departure is a mercy, characterisation, notably by The girl he loves —played with Charles Laughton's kindly, lonely extraordinarily sharp grace by and gentlemanly tobacconist who Ella Raines—is so good a comfinds companionship with a girl panion that their love appears many years his junior. Henry normal. Daniell's cunning drunkard of a Without any tremendously blackmailer, Stanley Ridge's cour- macabre effects — although the teous police inspector, Rosalind reconstruction by Stanley Ridges' Ivan's shrewish neurotic, and detective is flesh-crawling—the Molly Lamont's bravely charm- film arouses enormous tension, ing grass-widowed neighbour are Watch for the way in which the all fascinating studies. Ella final scene between the shopRaines fits least comfortably into keeper and his drunken neightlie English surroundings, but bour (Henry Daniell) is handled, acts quite nicely as the tobacco- ~ To Sum Up: Excellent nielonist's admirer. T drama. EMBASSY NEXT ATTRACTION

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Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 117, 19 May 1945, Page 12

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