SELECTED FILMS TO BE SCREENED AT WHAKATANE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 7, 4 July 1949, Page 3

SELECTED FILMS TO BE SCREENED AT WHAKATANE

(By “Review”)

While Whakatane cannot expect to have the main films as soon as they reach New Zealand there has been some criticism amongst local picturegoers that a few of the big films could be brought to the town a bit sooner. There is' some merit in this. It is not satisfying to be able to see pictures a year or even longer, after they have been screened in the cities.

With this in mind possibly, the powers that control the films at Whakatane have decided to screen during July a series of some of the accepted larger pictures now doing the circuit in New Zealand. This will only be for a month and is being called the “July Movie Season, a Month of Specials.” CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE

A colourful picture laid in Mexico in the early sixteenth century with spectacular fighting, loving and talking in the true American style. The book was a best seller of the conquest of Mexico and the picture is more or less along the same lines. FUN AND FANCY FREE

In this new Walt Disney feature many new characters are introduced along with Donald Duck, Pluto, Mickey Mouse and Jiminy Cricket. A picture for children, which can be enjoyed by many, many adults too.

Family Honeymoon is an impossible farce of a widow who takes her three children along on her second honeymoon. It is a good comedy and Fred Mac Murray and Caludette Colbert appear to enjoy themselves as most audiences will. There are two westerns to be screened during th month. Silver River and Coroner Creek. For those who are fond of this entertainment these should be satisfying. Neither would top any popularity p- il although Randolph Scott in Coroner Creek gives his usual performance as a hard hitting westerner. Mr Blandings Builds His Dream Home is above the average comedy of a city dweller who wanted more room to move about. It was voted one of the best comedies of the year and although a bit late coming to Whakatane it is still good for some laughs.

To those who have not read Forever Amber let them be warned now that any similarity between the book and the picture is merely coincidental. It is an American story of the doings etc., in the court of Charles 11.

A return screening of Anthony Adverse has been arranged and will probably be greeted with pleasure. The story is well known and if it has not been hacked about too much the picture should be as enjoyable as ever. A YANKEE AT KING ARTHUR’S COURT Taken from the book by Mark Twain the screen version is, of course, nothing like the book but it has lost nothing in the adaption. With Bing Crosby in the title role the film is a good comedy and will give many light moments and laughs to those who would see it.