DE LUXE THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 28, 3 February 1938, Page 14

DE LUXE THEATRE.

Comedy and Mystery.

George Formby's series of riotous screen successes has/built up for him such; popularity as an entertainer that his new picture, "Keep Fit;" which commences tomorrow at the De i Luxe Theatre, will be welcomed with enthusiasm by his legion of admirers. And "Keep Fit" has been unanimously acclaimed "Formby's funniest film to date." This time George is seen as a barber's assistant with an unfortunate habit of- cutting customers' chins, and a totally undeserved reputation as "a crack athlete. Force of circumstances and a pretty manicurist in the barber's shop make it necessary for George ; to manage by hook' or by crook to come up to expectations as an oarsman, swimmer, gymnasium expert, and champion boxer fighting under the nom de plume of "The Battling Barber." How George, with. the' help of a secret mascot, is put through his paces in a multitude of feats of prowess and .narvellously emerges triumphant provide the meat of the story and roarSjOf laughter for his audiences. Punctuating the laughs are three catchy comical song hits sung by George to his own accompaniment on the banjo mandolin. Anthony Kimrnins wrote the story and also directed this A.T.P. production, which also has a notable supporting cast, including lovely Kay Walsh, Gus McNsughton, Edmond Breon, Hal' Gordon, and Leo Franklyn. In the associate feature Nero Wolfe, that jovial, sedentary detective, returns to the screen, this time in the guise of Walter Connolly. The occasion is Columbia's production of Rex Stout's "The League of Frightened Men." The last time the amazing Mr. Wolfe solved a case for the benefit ,of movie audiences, was >in "Meet Nero Wnlfe," which served to introduce 'the popular fiction character of film addicts. The consensus of opinion seemed to be that Nero was a sufficiently novel sleuth to warrant close atten-tion-to his activities. In "Meet Nero Wolfe," Edward Arnold portrayed the rather large figment of Rex Stout's imagination. ;