CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 91, 14 October 1941, Page 4

CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

| MAJESTIC THEATRE. It is doubtful whether any other pair of screen stars has kept up such a successful run of really good and amusing films as William Powell and Myrna Loy. Once again, as a married couple.. they have the opportunity, in ■'Love Crazy," now showing at the Majestic Theatre, to present the humorous back-chat and the ludicrous situations that have become a feature of their films. The supporting programme is unusually good. REGENT THEATRE. Filmed in Technicolor "The Shepherd of the Hills," a Paramount prbduction, is showing at the Regent Theatre. It follows Harold Bell Wright's popular story very closely | and provides plenty of excitement and romance, the drama of vengeance and love being worked out against a picturesque background John Wayne and Betty Field are the stars. OPERA HOUSE. ' Joan Crawford has played no finer part in recent years -than as the leading figure in "A Woman's Face." the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature ' now screening .at the Opera House. The role is one which calls for real >i dramatic acting, and Miss Crawford shows ithat she is still mistress of her art by giving a most convincing portrayal Melvyn Douglas, Osa Massen, and Conrad \Teidt are the other featured players. ST. JAMES THEATRE. As. a glamorous vamp who faints | with consummate artistry any time an i eligible male is around,. Marlene Dietrich is back in one of her old roles in "The Flame of New Orleans," which is showing at St. James Tiieatre. The picture dates , back a hundred years, and the background is the | period when gentlemen went round wearing lace collars and tight pants, ! and the ladies were heaped up in feathers and frills like a bargain counter. , ; PARAMOUNT THEATRE. S | Martha Raye is wed to Bob Hope in order that both of them may escape from the. clutches of desperate fortunehunters who want to marry them—that is the state of affa'irs^ in "Never Say Die." the comedy which is showing at the Paramount Theatre. A farcical comedy adapted from the famous Brandon-Thomas stage play "Charley's (Big'heated) Aunt" is also showing. The film introduces a new comedy team — Arthur Askey, Richard ("Stinker") Murdoch, Moore Marriott, and Graham Moffatt. . ' REX THEATRE. "The Mummy's Hand" and "Millionaire Playboy," starring' Joe Penner, are showing at the Rex- Theatre. i•'.■ . • ' ' : ! PRINCESS THEATRE. ■"The Monster and the Girl," Ellen Drew and Robert Paige; "Power Dive," Richard Arleh and • Jean Parker. TTVOLI THEATRE. The main film at the Tivoli Theatre is. "A Dispatch From Reuters," starring Edward G. Robinson. Anna Neagle stars in "No, No, Nanette," the associate film. SUBURBAN ENTERTAINMENTS. State (Petone). — "Little Nellie Kelly," Judy Garland and George i Murphy. Grand (Petone).—"The Housekeep- j er's Daughter," John Bennett, Adolphe Menjou; "Down to the Sea in Ships." De Luxe (Lower Hutt), — "The Middle Watch," Jack Buchanan; ."Stardust," Linda Darnell. Palace (Petone).—"Play Girl," Kay Franc% "Ride. Kelly, Ride,"t Capitol (Miramar)l—'iFree and Easy," Robert' Cummings, Ruth Hussy; "Melody arid Moonlight," Johnny • Downs, Ruth Perry. Regal '(Karon).—"The Trial of Mary | Dugan," Robert Young, Laraine Day; "Keeping Company," .Frank. Morgan,; .Ann .Rutherford. Ascot (Newtown) .—"They Made Me a Criminal," Dead End Kids, John Garfield; "Devil on Wheels,". Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien. v { Kinema (Kilbirnie) .—"Torrid Zone," James Cagney, Ann Sheridan; "Parole Fixer," William Henry, Anthony Quinn. ' . , Empire (Island Bay).—"Young People," Jack Oakie, Charlotte Greenwood; "Lone Wolf Takes a Chance," Warren William, June Storey. Rivoli (Newtown).—"Back Street," Charles Boyer, Margaret Sullavan; "The Ghost of St. Michael's," Will Hay, Claude Hulbert. ' . . King George (Lower Hutt).— "The Man Who Lest Himself," Brian Aherne, Kay Francis. •■■■■•. ■■- Prince EdAvard (Woburn) .—"I Married Adventure," Osa Johnson; "The Family Next Door," Hugh Herbert, Joy Hodges. | ; Vogue (Brooklyn).—"Lady Hamilton," Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier.

CITY AND SUBURBAN THEATRES

STATE THEATRE. "The Case of The Frightened Lady" and "Dance Hall" conclude tonight at the State Theatre. "Down Argentine Way," which opens tomorrow, is an outstanding film with colour as its dominant feature. Gorgeous yellows, reds, and blues, together with exciting music and spectacular dance scenas, make it one of the brightest shows of the year. The cast, which is an excellent, one, includes Don Ameche. Betty Grable, Charlotte Greenwood, Henry. Stephenson, and an arresting personality, Carmen Miranda, whose exotic clothes and dynamic singing stand out as a highlight even among such company as she is in. The associate feature will be "Accent on Love." KING'S THEATRE. In "Tobacco Road," which is showing at the King's Theatre, the ghastly existence of American share-croppers, aii uiL-iiidliy twisted through years or unbelievable hardship, is fearlessly depicted! depicted, however, with such a wealth of humour, although pathetic, that the film does not leave the sordid impression of earlier productions of the same nature. For individual characterisation "Tobacco Road" is exceptional. Charley Grapewin, Marjorie Rambeau, Gene Tierney, and William Tracy head the cast. . PLAZA THEATRE. Adapted from some of the works of Eugene O'Neill, "The Long Voyage Home" at the Plaza Theatre is one of those rare Hollywood productions that. will be remembered long after most others are forgotten. Romance in the conventional screen style is entirely neglected, and in its stead Director John Ford presents in vivid fashion a-wider and more stirring story—the romance of the sea and those who gain their living from it. ' Thomas Mitchell, John Wayne, lan Hunter, and Wilfred Lawson play the leading parts. TUDOR THEATRE. V "Penny Serenade," Irene Dunne and Cary Grant; "Glamour for Sale," Anita Louise. DE LUXE THEATRE. Charlie Ruggles, as the founder of a goldmining town in the early Westr era days in "The Parson of Panamint," which .is showing at the De Luxe Theatre, plays a dramatic role far removed from his usual ones, yet it is leavened with much humorous dialogue. The second feature, "Caught in the Act," is an unusual light gangster film. The plot centres round the building and protection racket, in which Henry Armettj. unwittingly involves himself arid his family. ROXY THEATRE. "City for Conquest," James Cagn«y and Ann Sheridan; "Model Wife," Joan Blondell and Dirk Powell