The Theatres
REGENT Breaking all records, reservations are heavy for ''The Citadel," definite I 3 the greatest picture of 1939. Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell. Excellent Metro-Goldwyn-Maver's glorious production of Dr A. J. Cron. in's famous story. The printed pages brought tears and dranin and romance to many millions, but now they come alive and the storj' of the young doctor forced to choose between the lure of luxury, the temptations of society & the "citadel" of glorious ideads . . becomes a hum an breathing document ... a magnificent experience long to remember tn its plot ''The Citadel'' is the story of a man who sets out fired bj r the highest ideals of the medicinal profession only to fall to the blight of easy money. GRAND Final screening tonight of the final episode of Maming Frontiers Serial George Sande-s' in the ''Saint Strikes Back'' and ''Variety Parade." Commencing Tuesday, "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man',' Charlie McCarthy, Edga r Bergen, W. C. Fields, "Mort. imer " Constance Moore Mary Forbes Here is one'of the funniest and cleverest comcdies in a cycle of good com edv films. . . It has a story that pulls at the heart while' splitting sides. . . .Tt is the story of a lovable, four-flushing, fast-talking faker whose wife of a broken heart and whose chidrcn are ashamed of him . . . A great human story in which laughter and nathos are blended: so that the laughter is heart-warming.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 46, 7 August 1939, Page 8
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