CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 103, 3 May 1941, Page 12

CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

k CITY AND SUBI ' ■■ .''.,'■■-.■■.'■'. REX THEATRE. . "Young Dr. Kildare," starring Le\ .. Ayres,. Lionel Barrymore, and Lynn a Carver, and "Each Dawn 1 Die," 'star s ring James Cagney and George Raf ;° are showing at the Rex Theatre. . 11 TUDOR THEATRE. . Darryl F. Zaimckjs production c - "Brigham Young," written for th screen by Louis Bromneld, is screenin at the Tudor Theatre. It.is a dramat] portrayal of the battle of 20,000 persor against almost overwhelming odds, t win the right to live as they believec Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell hea 1 the cast. The associate feature • i "Ride, Kelly. Ride," a racing corned drama, featuring Eugene Pallette an _ Mary Healy. ' c ■'•'••■' ,•• .. c STATE THEATRE. P Adventure and romance are the key • note W "The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date, I. now showing at the State Theatre A Warren William becomes involved i d a plot to kidnap- a millionaire. j beautiful girl, apart played by, France Robinson, has the b ransom money, ani ,-' the Lone Wolf, always ready to hel; '' a beautiful damsel in distress, puts ,aj his energies into the hunt for the kid l> nappers: .- The associate feature, "Girl [t Under 21," is the story of a scHoolmas i. ter in a gangster area who believe c that there is good in all humanity." | ■ ROXY THEATRE, "Forty Thousand Horsemen," star s ring Betty Bryant, and Grant Tayloi . and "Melody and Moonlight," wit! Johnny Downs and Barbara Ailer c are showing at the Roxy Theatre. fl ■■ . ■.-.';'■• " " ■ . ."'.•■■'• c PRINCESS THEATRE. "The Devil Bat," starring Bela Lv 1 gosi. and "The Door With Seyei , Locks" are the main attractions at th Princess Theatre. ' 1 ■•' ~"~ ■•' '. ■'. '•' c KING'S THEATRE. s The contrasting dual role whic 0 Charlie Chaplin takes m "The Grea Dictator." showing at the King 1 Theatre, comes about through a sene s of hilarious incidents m which Charlie c in unsuspecting little barber, is mi! 1, taken for-a great and-'powerful dicta a tor and is pressed into service to hi 5 country. Napaloni. a rival dictate! 3 is*.often on the scene. Chaplin s air with, "The Great Dictator" was t , bring home the ridiculousness ot pom: ' and the emptiness of personal ego. am this he does with one of the greates 1 weapons known to man—laughter. 3 ST. JAMES THEATRE. t One of the little-publicised but none 3 the-less tough sides of American lif - is introduced in a whirl of drarm = comedy, and stark tragedy in "Th ; Road to Frisco," which is showing -a s the St. James Theatre. Besides beuli notable for the team of famous play ers it brings together, the picture i 1 distinctive for. its new quality of ex r hilarating entertainment. George Raf plays the part of the hard-bitten bu r ambitious truck-driver who wants j fleet of his own and does not mini . how many knocks he: has to take . Humphrey Bogart discards his gang a ster garb fpr that of an honest trucke ' who doesn't get enough sleep; Am 1 Sheridan is the wise-cracking counte lunch girl who knows her way about Ida Lupin'o is the wife of a dotin; transport executive, ■played by Alai Hale, who cannot see her infatuatioi for Raft, and who is murdered ,be cause of it. The supporting picture include some close-ups of London ii flames and an -animated cartoon. DE LUXE THEATRE. Another hit in the popular "Maisie series is scored in "Maisie Was, ; - Lady," which heads the double-featun bill at the De Luxe Theatre. Am . Sothern continues as Maisie, the ir -repressible, wise-cracking, and strandee showgirl with the heart of gold am the ready, philosophy; who now findi herself for the first time in higl society, in'contrast •to the ranch, th< jungle, and desert settings of her pre vious adventures. But again sh« proves herself mistress of the situa tion, and finally wins her man. Lew Ayres deserts his "Dr. Kildare" char acterisation to do an about-face a; • the irrepressible >nd usually inebriate ; playboy, while Maureen O'Sullivar s and G. Aubrey Smith lend, valuable ; assistance. The j ipporting film, "Al ~ Girls Are Alike," has a uniqu^ theme in that it surrounds the many amus,mg situations that arise when- twir 1 brothers endeavour to deputise for eact other in both scholastic and athletic :at an American-University. There i; . another episode <jf the serial "Junioi , G-men,' and Finlay Robb agair . pleases with selections at the organ. PLAZA THEATRE. The lighter side'of gang warfare is admirably presented in "Tall, Dark, and Handsome," starring Cesar Romerc and Virginia Gilmore, which is screening at the Plaza Theatre. This is a film not - greatly publicised, which has proved a much greater success than the promoters hoped. It contains plenty oi fun, is romantic, occasionally thrilling, and'has three or four catchy song numbers. Cesar Romero is the "big shot" of the underworld with numerous murders to his credit, but what the authorities do not realise is that the men presumed killed by, the king of gangsters are actually imprisoned n a cellar in his own home. He falls in love with a girl in a department store and invites her to become his children's governess—the fact that he has no children presents unusual difficulties. There is not a dull moment in this film. Supports, inncluding interesting war items, are excellent. SUBURBAN THEATRES Kinetna (Kilbirnie).—"New Moon" "Spy for a Day," Duggie Wakefield. Jeanette Mac Donald, Nelson Eddy; Rivoli (Newtown).—"Spring Parade," Deanna Durbin, Robert Cummings"Three Cheers for the Irish," Priscilla Lane, Thomas Mitchell. Regal (Karori).—"The Golden Fleecing," Lew Ayres, Rita Johnson; "Phantom Raiders," Walter Pidgeon, Florence Rice. r Capitol, (Miramar).—"Night Train to Munich," Margaret Lockwood, Rex Harrison. . Ascot (Newtown).—"l Take This Woman," Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr; "We Who Are Young," Lana Turner, John Shelton. • King George (Lower Hutt). —"All This and Heaven Too," Bette Davis, Charles Boyer. Empire (Island Bay).—"Twenty-one Days Together," Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh; "The Mummy's Hand," Dick Foran, Peggy Moran. State (Petone).—"The Lion Has Wings," Merle Oberon and Ralph Richardson. De Luxe (Lower Hutt) .—"The Doctor Takes a Wife," Ray Milland; Loretta Young; "Emergency Squad," William Henry, Louise Campbell. Vogue (Brooklyn).—"The Shop Around the Corner," Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart; "Blondie Takes a Vacation," Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake. Prince EdAvard (Woburn).—"The Rains Came," Myrna Loy. Tyrone Power; "Tom Brown's Schooldays," Sir Cedric'Hardwicke, Freddie .Bartholomew. Grand (Petone).—"Dr. Cyclops," Albert. Dekker; "Sandy Gets Her Man," Baby Sandy, Stuart Erwin, and Una Merkel. Palace (Petone). —"Fugitive From a Prison Camp," Jack Holt and Marion Marsh; "Meet The Missus," .the Higgins Family. Khandallah Pictures.—^"Rulers of the Sea," Douglas Fairbanks, jun. and Will Fyffe; "King of . the Lumberjacks," John Payne,. Gloria Dixon. Ngaio Citizens' Pictures.—"l Was An Adventuress," Zorina and Richard Greene; "Unexpected Father." Baby Sandy and Mischa Aver. . I

JRBAN THEATRES ■. : .'..'■ PARAMOUNT THEATRE. :2:;.*-'- ---/ Putting the assets of a firm into i 3 wife's name to .avert bankruptcy is '•; . simple .legal,: technicality that has al , t the earmarks, of a sound scheme; Jbii when there is no. wife, and one's sec , retary - has to ".■'■::fill ;the bill at shor notice, theife can be : lots of complica tions. That is why. "Hired Wife,"-a the Paramount Theatre, is ■ funny, am 2-1° T h? lt is a thoroughly, good ahti "v cie i fo, r •any wartime blues that- migh I be. lurking. .Stephen Dexter, (Briai c ~h.erne) eased, himself out" of fihahcia s qwicksands by marrying: his secretar ) (Rosalind 'Russell), just' because th .. trousseau of his fiancee (Virgini: J S rVS c)' haPPened; ks-she put it toS 3 P r Pa tL WS- In, the. Jesuit, there wa \ bnt a ,,otnail gle> not Quite eternal i but with very sharp corners. In a filori hf,t iw * c one ,s-lde' 9nd a confuse. on At nfCho mal CUl3ne rearguard actioi e?en °sf» $ °^ OUrS are sP"t abou even. Zaza," the second full-lenpf-1 - fta "re, is another excellent productfo ■ TIVOLI THEATRE. - n? cn rge F°rinby's latest film, "Com. » SinH6<^ t whi?h is showing at th. Tivoh Theatre, is: a riotous horse racing comedy. Film reviewers un 2! m^ Cliain^ !t his best and fun« jes film. Widely heralded.as "a new kiri< of motion picture for a new kind o ■ world, the "March of; Time's" firs ; £a* u£e .production, "The Ramparts W. 1 Watch," is the second feature. MAJESTIC THEATRE. Completely, in keeping with the timei in background and plot, "Contraband,1 "wu V IS. sh°wing at the Majesti. i Theatre, is an: excellent and excitim 3 film, having, as the motivating theme the contraband control system carriec out by the Royal Navy. Conrad Veidt the leading player is well suited t< the part of captain of. .a Danish shir which .is stopped by the contrabanc t patrol. Once in port, however, he be^ B comes involved in a desperate ventun ■ with an attractive and mysterious pas' . senger from his ship, and the actior switches to the activities of a grout ■ of Nazi' spies with their, headquarter! ; in. the night haunts of London.: Th« 5 film is rich in humour and thrills, anc the acting-and staging are well car 1 ned put. Valeric Hobson is cast as th< J woman passenger, and the other mem bers of the cast are well chosen. Th< i supports include newsreels and ar \ "Our Gang" comedy. " ■■■ ; •'• -".■ REGENT.THEATRE.- '■'■■. : ' Still popular in- its second week ai . the Regent, "My Love Came Back;' > featuring Olivia de Hayillarid anc , Jeffery Lynn, is a clever comedy. I i paints in vivid colours • the first flusl t pi the loves of youth. Temperamenta: »jand tolerant, the characters in the.bi§ ;jcast are very'definitely alive. Irievit--1 able misunderstandings add spice to c • human stor^.> Musically; the film prer sents classics in . swing time. The rb- ' mance ;of, Robert Burns in colour } superb skating in "Ice > Follies," anc ! the bombing of Malta are .high lighfa ' of >the. supporting .programme. (