TALKING FILMS.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20920, 29 July 1933, Page 6

TALKING FILMS.

♦ THE CIVIC. "THERE GOES THE BRIDE." According to advance reports, picturegoers of Christchurch will be treated to good entertainment at the Civic Theatre to-day, when "There Goes the Bride" begins its lGcal season. Produced by Gainsborough Films, makers of the outstanding musical hits "Sunshine Susie," "Jack's the Boy," etc., this latest comedy set to music is considered to be an extremely joyous offering. Albert de Courville, the distinguished producer of many famous London revues, is of the opinion that the cinema-going public now demands facts in place of fantasy, and this age is carrying motion pictures into unusual fields which would have frightened producers in the past. "There Goes the Bride," a case in point, is the story of a runaway French bride who, rather than marry her pompous fiancee, departs for Paris, and en route meets with exciting adventure and true romance. Another outstanding feature of this attraction is that it serves to introduce Jessie Matthews. Dominating the picture, she is a sheer delight and brings to the screen every ounce of personality which made her a star of the legitimate stage in the world-famous George Cochran musical shows. Full of vivacity, pertness, and fun, helped by tuneful numbers, she dances her way through the merriest of comedies. I'll Stay With You," is sung in irresistible fashion by Miss Matthews while in "Looking for You," she has the support of the band of the Savoy Orpheans. Owen Nares plays the male lead in a characterisation which suits him well, while the ball of comedy rolls merrily along in the capable hands of that star comedian, Jerry Verno. Well chosen featurettes support "There Goes the Bride" in making for mirthful, hearty entertainment. Box plans are now open at the Civic.