FROM THE HOME FRONT

Evening Post, Issue 71, 20 September 1941, Page 12

FROM THE HOME FRONT

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i KING'S THEATRE. A gay comedy with charming touches of romance, "The Devil and Miss Jones,'- which is showing at the King's Theatre, is as unusual as its title, and it gives the vivacious Jean Arthur another chance to prove her talent for this, type of picture. The owner of a big department, store has his effigyhung in public by dissatisfied em-1 ployees, and he decides to. do a little j investigating on his own account. He ■ gets a- job incognito as a slipper sales-1 man in his own store, and from there I starts his investigations, which lead I him into all sorts of, queer places not j usually frequented by magnates and into all .sorts of unexpected situations. The story is cleverly;built up, and one of the highlights is where the portly magnate, having a day out at Coney Island, is arrested for wandering around in an 1899 model bathing suit trying to ?ell for a dollar a gold watch the governor gave him. He finds that his word doesn't count much in a bathing suit. A varied selection of shorts includes one of Walt Disney's laughable Donald Duck cartoons, an exposition of baseball, and "shots" of the arrival in Wellington of the hospital ships. STATE THEATRE. Boris Karloff has one of his familiar roles of a scientist who dips : into the occult in his new film "The Devil Commands," which is showing at the, State Theatre. Round him is aslembled all the stock-in-trade of the scheming chemist and experimenter whose twisted brain still preserves its scientific genius. The second feature is "Riders of Black River," a Western in traditional style featuring Charles Starrett. " PLAZA THEATRE. An author who can be depended on not to sacrifice any of his opinions to circumstances at the moment is Bernard Shaw, and he has in no way toned "Major Barbara" down because of the war. He teaches so that his listeners,follow easily into fields of discourse where philosophy almost unwittingly becomes a matter of easyconversation. Wendy Hiller, Rex Harrison, and Robert Moriey have the leading roles in the film, which is showing at the Plaza Theatre, while Emlyn Williams and Sybil Thorn dike have parts of secondary importance. TUDOR THEATRE. "Freedom Radio," Clive Brook, Diana Wynyard; "The Man With Nine Lives," Boris Karloff. ' ' X REX THEATRE. "Trouble Brewing," George Formby; "'Tell No Tales," Melvyn Douglas. SUBURBAN ENTERTAINMENTS Regal' (Karori).—"Strike Up the Band," Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland; "Angels Wash Their Faces," Ann Sheridan, the Dead End Kids. Ascot (Newtown).—"The Sun Never Sets," Douglas Fairbanks. Basil Rathbone; "I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby." Kinema (Kilbirnie).—"Contraband," Conrad Veidt, Valeric Hobson; "Christmas in July," Dick Powell, Ellen Drew Empire (Island Bay).—"No Time for Comedy," James Stewart. Rosalind Russell; "Keeping Company," Frank Morgan, Ann Rutherford. Rivoli (Newtown)., — "Arise, My Love," Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland: "Waterfront," Gloria Dickson. Denhis Morgan. Capitol (Miramar).—"Call a Cop," George Formby; "Invisible Woman,"-j Virginia Bruce, John Barrymore. King George (Lower Hutt).—"The Trial; of Mary Dugan," Robert Young. Laraine Day; "From the Four Corners." State (Petone).—"He Stayed for J Breakfast." Loretta Ydung arid Mel-' vyn Douglas. Khandallah Pictures. — "Gulliver's Travels"; "Men Against the Sky." Richard Dix, Edmund Lowe. Ngaio Citizens' Pictures. —"Beau Geste," Gary Cooper, Ray . Milland, Robert Preston; "Pop Always .Pays,'* Leon Errol, Dennis G'Keefe. Prince Edward (Woburn).—"Lucky fiartn ers." Ron aid Colman, Ginger Rogers; "A Chump at Oxford," Stan Laurel. Oliver Hardy. ', „ Vogue ; (Brooklyn). — "South of Samoa," Dorothy Lamour. Robert Preston; "Slightly Tempted," Hugh Herbert, Peggy Moran. Dc Luxe (Lower Hutt).— "Dulcy," Ann Sothern, lan Hunter; "Black Diamonds."r Richard Arlen, Andy Devine. Grand (Petone).—"Second Chbrus," Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard; "Torchy Blanc in Panama." Palace (Petone).—"Too, Many Girls. Lucille Ball. Ann Miller; "Over the. Goal," June