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AMUSEMENTS TODAY! TODAY! At 11 a.m., 2,5, 8 p.m. At 11 a.m., 2,5, 8 p.m. 3 Sessions Tomorrow At 2 p.m., 5 p.m., 8 p.m. FULL OF SPARKLE . . . AND ZEST . . . AND FRESHNESS . . . AND HEARTWARMING HUMOUR ... IN "THE PRIVATE WAR OF MAJOR BENSON” YOU'LL DISCOVER THE MOST WONDERFUL KIND OF FUN THE SCREEN HAS EVER PRESENTED! M A .1 E S T Tc The Show Place of Christchurch Direction: Kerridge-Odeon 'Phone 62-039 Plans at Service Bureau in Theatre Foyer from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Daily ONE OF LIFE'S HAPPIEST EXPERIENCES IS MARCHING YOUR WAY! The Heart-warming . . . Rib-tickling . . . Sparkling Story of a Big, Tough, Terrible Army Major who was Too Tough on His Men. so They Gave Him a Military Schoo! of 300 Boys to Command! ! ! . . . And Did They Make the Major Surrender? IT’S THE GRANDEST PEACE-TIME BARRAGE OF FUN EVER TO BOMBARD YOUR HEART! Universal-International Presents “THE PRIVATE WAR OF MAJOR BENSON” IN COLOUR BY TECHNICOLOR Gaily Starring CHARLTON HESTON As the Big. Tough "Major Benson” JULIE ADAMS The Pretty Doctor . . . She Soon Started to “Operate” WILLIAM DEMAREST Knew All the Answers ■ NANA BRYANT As the Wise “Mother Redempta” And Introducing TIM HOVEY TIM HOVEYTIM HOVEY As “Tiger Flaherty” The Screen's Newest Child Star Who’ll Steal Your Heart Away! . . . You’ll Love Him as the 6-year-old Military Cadet Who Can’t Keep in Step . . . Or Keep His Pants Up (Approved for Universal Exhibition.) OF SPECIAL INTEREST! "MOLESWORTH STATION” N.Z. Pictorial Parade No. 44 features the Spring Round-up at the Governmentowned Molesworth Station—largest, station in New Zealand hnd now stocked with six thousand cattle. RESERVE TODAY For the Happiest Motion Picture in a Long, Long Laugh Time! [METHOTHEATRE) Colombo street. Sydenham ’Phone 88-600 Monster Matinee 1.30 p.m. Tomorrow 7.15 p.m. Tonight 7.15 p.m. Tonight DANNY' KAYE DANNY KAYE In One of the Most Hilarious Musicals Ever . . ,

“KNOCK ON WOOD” “KNOCK ON WOOD” IF YOU LOVE TO LAUGH YOU’LL LOVE THIS TECHNICOLOR COMEDY (Approved for Universal Exhibition.) Associate Attraction: GINGER ROGERS HERBERT LOM “BEA I’TIFI L STRANGER” “BEAUTIFUI. STRANGER” Romance and Terror Intermingle as a Beautiful Girl Tries to Escape from the Man She Hates! (Recommended by Censor for Adults.) "BEAUTIFUL STRANGER” WILL NOT BE SCREENED AT THE MATINEE /"'i ft XTT’T 7I) X r ST. ALBANS CxLLIX 1 Ulll Luxury Theatre ’Phone 75-400 MATINEE TOMORROW, 2.15 p.m. 7.45 p.m. TONIGHT 7.45 p.m. RECKLESS ADVENTURE AND BLAZING ROMANCE THE LOVE STORY OF A MAGNIFICENT ROGUE AND AN UNTAMED BEAUTY FILMED ENTIRELY IN IRELAND In Technicolor The Brilliant Young Stars of ‘‘Magnificent Obsession" ROCK HUDSON BARBARA RUSH JEFF MORROW DENIS ODEA In “CAPTAIN LIGHTFOOT” “CAPTAIN 1.1GI1TFOOT” (Approved for Universal Exhibition.) ALL THE DRAMA AND EXCITEMENT OF W. R. BURNETT’S BEST-SELLER, AND ABOUNDS WITH COLOUR AND NATURAL CHARM EXCELLENT FEATURETTES Plans at D.I.C. At Theatre from 6 p.m. “EMPIRE” I’apanl r ’Phone 48-283 SPECIAL FREE PICTURE BUS Leaves Trumans Rd. TONIGHT at 7.10 p.m. via Clyde, Brookside, Aorangi, Wairakei, Greers and Harewood roads. Returning at conclusion of show. Hail this “Special” bus to stop. FINALLY TONIGHT 7.15 Gripping Western-Ad venture! Rory CALHOUN Colleen MILLER in “FOUR GUNS TO THE BORDER” And Britain's Newest, Funniest, most Successful Comedian. NORMAN WISDOM in “TROUBLE IN STORE” (Both App. for Universal Exhibition) SATURDAY. MONDAY, TUESDAY 7.20 Special Matinee Saturday See Below A hilarious week-end on a Dude ranch . . . MARJORIE MAIN, CHILL WILLS in “ RICOCHET ROMANCE ” And a delightful homespun story of a nogun Sherriff who tamed the toughest town of the west with a rope and a grin. “THE BOY FROM OKLAHOMA” Will ROGERS Jun. Nancy OLSON Disney Cartoon "Sleeping Lion” SPECIAL MATINEE SATURDAY 1.30 “Boy - From Oklahoma” 2 Cartoons. 1 comedy. Travelogues, News Reels, Special Coloured Featurette. Interest etc., etc. (All App. for Universal Exhibition) FOR Rail. Sea. or Air Transport, anywhere. see Whittakers. 'Phones 76-858 76-843 M W.S FOR Sand, Shingle and Ashes supplies get hold of Whittakers. ’Phone 69-759. . M W S PRINTING Orders are Handled Quickly at S. E. Boanas, Ltd. 7886

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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27859, 6 January 1956, Page 1

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