amusements LILTING OPERETTA THr Tl J£? more enchanting on OF th2£? “K'S AT TH I N “ T CHRISTCHURCH ! At the Theatre Beautiful . . . The D . majestic Pit a e ir lon .•.Christchurch Cinemas, Ltd., and Kerridge-Odeon. Telephone 79-287. Reservations Available at the D.I.C. Booking Bureau 2 p.m. TODAY 8 p.m. “THE DESERT SONG” adventures and in£J££? a ,,?able melodies—and now NEW VOICES and A^S5l I <J' lANT PRODUCTION magnifiCENTLV PRESENTED BY WARNER BROS. AND COLOURED BY TECHNICOLOR Starring KATHRYN GRAYSON GORDON MacRAE Steve Cochran Raymond MASSEY. Dick WESSON Set Your Heart Afire With All The Ringing, Singing of THE NEW “THE DESERT SONG” “THE DESERT SONG” “THE DESERT SONG”
Featurettes Include: ‘Water Water. Every Hare” (Bugs Bunny Technicolor Cartoon) Latest Overseas Newsreel (Approved for Universal Exhibition) Commencing FRIDAY The J. Arthur Rank Organisation presents TERRENCE RATTIGAN’S BRILLIANT COMEDY “THE FINAL TEST” “THE FINAL TEST” “THE FINAL TEST” Starring JACK WARNER ROBERT MORLEY BRENDA BRUCE With some splendid little cameos by famous real-life cricketers, among them, LEN HUTTON. DENNIS COMPTON. CYRIL WASHBROOK, JIM LAKER, ALEC BEDSER. GODFREY EVANS. LONDON PRESS PRAISE:— DAILY HERALD: “What a delightful film this is I It makes you brim with tears and good feeling.” THE OBSERVER: “Perfect entertainment ’ ' \ k eeps you for ninety minutes in the most delightful company, and sends us home refreshed and happy.” THE PEOPLE: “The laugh-a-second comedy of Robert Morley wall keep you happy in this film.” NEWS OF THE WORLD: “Jack Warner, I think gives the finest performance of hjs career.” EVENING NEWS: “‘The Final Test* is full of good fun and gentle tears.” SPECIAL HANDSOME PRIZES for CRICKETING FORECAST: New Zealand v. South Africa. Entry forms available at this Theatre during Season of "The Final Test." (Approved for Universal Exhibition) See . . . “THE BIG CLOCK” RAY MILLAND. CHARLES LAUGHTON COLD MURDER ALL STAR In This “Time Out For Terror” AND “THE GAL WHO TOOK THE WEST” YVONNE DE CARLO. SCOTT BRADY '•LIL," QUEEN OF THE OUTBACK No “Lili” ... but a “Lulu” (Both Recommended for Adults) Sessions ... 1.30 .. . 7.30 . . . D.I.C. . . . For . . . Reservations At The New... Reconditioned “ GRAND Direction: Christchurch Cinemas, Ltd.. and Kerridge-Odeon.
I CENTURY LSurt L T B h A eS S re I | 1 Vlll ’Phone 75-400. | 7.45 p.m. TONIGHT 7.45 p.m. JOURNEY INTO SUSPENSE A speeding train ... a chance meeting ... a strange toast . . . with these fibres of fate Alfred Hitchcock Weaves This Startling Adventure “STRANGERS ON A TRAIN” “STRANGERS ON A TRAIN” Starring FARLEY GRANGER RUTH ROMAN Robert WALKER. Patricia HITCHCOCK (Recommended by Censor for Adults, Unsuitable for Children) A genuine Hitchcock Masterpiece. An intricate plot, mounting tension and terrific climax are neatly woven around the lives of real people and matter of fact real life scenery EXCELLENT FEATURETTES Plans at D.1.C., at Theatre from 6 p.m. “THE MERRY WIDOW” FRIDAY
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27211, 1 December 1953, Page 1
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