The Theatres

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 221, 4 October 1940, Page 5

The Theatres

REGENT Matinee and evening presentations to-day "Dr Kildare's Strange Case/' Commencing with two screenings tomorrow, "Young Tom Edison" Mickey Rooney, Fay Bainter, Virignia Weidle.r, George Bancroft, Eugene Pallette. Another great piece of screen entertainment from- Metro-.. GokVwyn-Mayer. .A delightfully human and entertaining story woven around the boyhood adventures of a

man who was destined to become a household word throughout the world-—a picture which cannot fail to thoroughly entertain all those who see it, he they young or old. It has moments ol' comedy, moments of drama, moments of pathos, madmen ts of tragedy—all these elements are woven into a masterpiece of entertainment. A story gi-eater than fiction because it is true—a story of success—the success of an ordinaryboy who was blessed with -three gilts — courage, imagination and faith. His name might have been John Jones or Bill Smith. It happened to be Tom Edison. GRAND To-night, "This Man in Paris" and "The Missing Guest." Commencing with matinee and evening to-morrow "They All Come Out** Rita Johnson, Tom Neal, Edward Gargan. A powerful, action-packed prison drama done 'in the usual elaborate MGM manner. "The Light of Western Stars'* by Zane Grey. Victor Jory, Russell Hayden, Jo Ann Sayers, Noah Berry Jnr. Zane Grey's greatest outdoor romance has been made into a film of unusual strength.