ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 96, 19 January 1944, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

CITY THEATRES “Salute to the Marines*’ (Majestic).— Wallace Beery makes Americans ’proud to boar the title of United Slates Marines’ in this technicolour successor to “Wake Island” and “To the Shores of Tripoli. Friday: “Presenting Lily Mars,” starring Judy Garland. “Went the Buy Well?” (Opera House). —An English picture telling the story of what happened in the quiet little village of Brumley End. Leslie Banks is the. star. “The Forest 'Klingers” (St. James).— Romance and spectacle and the song-hit “Jingle Jangle Jingle." In technicolour and starring Fred Mac Murray and Paulette Goddard. Friday: Abbot and Costello eay “It Ain’t Hay.” “Bambi” (Plaza).—Once again u winner from Walt Disney The trials and triumphs of the kiddies’ favourite as he grows to forest manhood. A technicolour produeton. “Northwest Mounted Police” (Para mount). —A well-known film with popular stars. Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carrol, Paulette Goddard are only a few. Rochester and Jack Benny are the laughs in “Buck Benny Rides Again”—the other half of a good programme. Friday: “Captive Wild Woman” and “A Gentle Gangster.” “Riding Through Nevada” (Tudor).— A western feature starring Charles Starret. Another western thriller, “Saddles and Sagebrush” is on the same programme. “The Lady of the Burlesque” (State). — Barbara Stanwyck flavours a mixture of strip-tease and murder. The story is taken from the novel “The G-String Murders” by Gipsy Rose Lee. “King of the Stallions” (De Luxe). — Horses and redskins and cowboys, etc. The open air is also the background Cor "Romance on the Range” with Roy Rogers and Windy Hayes. Tomorrow: “Jornny Doughboy” and “Tahiti Honey.” “Who Done It” (Tivoli). —Abbot and Costello try (heir hand as detectives and hit the laugh ceiling in an offering of pleasant entertainment. John Gielgud portrays Disraeli, “The Prime Minister”— the associate feature. “This Land Is Mine” (Kings).—A gripping drama packed with romance, thrills and suspense. starring Charles Laughton. Maureen O’Hara and George Sanders Friday: Gary Cooper in the story of America’s baseball hero—“ The Pride of the Yankees.”

SUBURBAN THEATRES Capitol (Miritinar).—“Two Yanks in Trinidad” and “The Great Mr. Nobody.” Regal (Karori).—“The Kid Glove Killer” and “The Glass Key." King: George (Lower Hutt).—"United We Stand.” De Luxe (Lower Hutt). —“Confessions of Boston Blaekie” and “Hero Conies Happiness.” a Prince Edward (Woburn).—"That Uncertain Feeling’ 'and “Invisible Agent.” Ascot (Newtown).—“Apache Trail” and "Law of flic Jungle.” Klnvnui (Kilbirnie). —"Lady in a Jam" and "Mystery Ship ” Vogue (Brooklyn!l.—"Underground” and "Over Mr Dead Body.” Empire (Island Bay).—“My Favourite Blonde” and "Dangerous Moonlight.” Seaside (Lyall Bay).—'Madam Spy” and “Flying* Caflete.”