THIS WEEK'S TALKIES

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LXII, Issue 74, 16 September 1941, Page 5

THIS WEEK'S TALKIES

ANOTHER DOUBLE-FEATURE PROGRAMME

SCREENING AT BOTH LEESTON

AND SOUTHBRIDGE

A few weeks ago the enterprising management of the picture shows at Leeston and Southbridge, tried out the experiment of screening the feature pictures on each programme at both theatres on the same evening. That experiment was an unqualified success; so much so that there have been repeated requests for a. repetition. The management has two big pictures scheduled for screening in 'this district on Saturday, and as there will be many residents who will wish to see both, the management has decided to give them this opportunity by screening both features at each theatre. The first is "Charlie McCarthy, Detective," featuring that inseparable trio, Charlie McCarthy, Edgar Bergen and Mortimer Snerd. When Charlie starts snooping around, criminals beware! And Charlie is snooping all over the place in this big offering, which presents the! wise-cracking wooden wonder as a night club entertainer who (with Bergen, of course) finds himself hip deep in a baffling murder mystery. In addition to deducting and sleuthing, McCarthy and Bergen perform

several new comedy routines. Char-f lie unravels the mystery surround-1 I ing a baffling society murder. Rob- j crt Cummings, Constance Moore • and John Sutton furnish the ro- | mantic element of the play. The story is unusually sound and with Bergen's inimitable comedy, the combination produces one of the top entertainment offerings of the season. The second feature is "Balalaika," starring Nelson Eddy and Ilona Massey and an all-star cast. It is a story of Russia during the Czarist regime, when, under the surface of gaiety are smoulding the fires of revolt and the dashing dreaded Cossacks are the objects of hatred among the disgruntled ones. The picture is filled with exciting and sparkling action, rousing songs and thundering horsemen. Nelson Eddy is seen as a Cossack leader and has many fine songs to sing. Ilona Massey is the feminine lead; a new discovery with a splendid voice and charming personality. The gay life of the days before the war of 1914 are reproduced in the numerous brilliant scenes and the picture provides in a sensational way a splendid .story in a setting rich with music, mirth and melody. Patrons at both Leeston and Southbridge would be well-advised to be early on Saturday in order to secure seats. The performance will start promptly .at eight o'clock.