ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 96, 24 April 1942, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

DE LUXE THEATRE. Excitement enough for four average pictures is contained in the two feature films which make up the programme at the De Luxe Theatre this week. Most of the thrills are presented in "Horror Island," the story of • a treasure-seeking expedition to an ] island haunted by a homicidal maniac. : Dick Foran. Leo Carrillo, and beautiful Peggy Moran take the leading roles in this unusual tale of old-time pirate , hoards and modern seekers, and they , do ample justice to the opportunities j for dramatic acting presented to them. < The other film. "Mr. District Attorney : in the Carter Case.".follows the usual line of American crime stories, and ' the suspense is preserved until the - end. James Ellison and Virginia Gilmore are the stars. ST. JAMES THEATRE. 5 | "The Seventh Survivor," a spy story J set partly on a passenger liner going from London to Lisbon and partly <n a lighthouse, heads the new bill at St. James Theatre. Austin Trevor, Linden Travers Frank Pettingell, Wally Patch, , Felix Aylmer head the cast of the , film, which is both a thriller and a • comedy. Both German arid British ■ | secret services know that each has an ' 'agent on the ship. The ship is tor- ■■ pedoed, and three men and three I women find themselves adrift in a I boat. As it is not known whether ■ Ithe spies are men or women, they ■ thoroughly mistrust one another, caus- ' ing many amusing scenes. It is when they reach safety, in the lighthouse, however, and play hide and seek on the stairs and behind doors, that the ■] comedy comes into its own. Interest ! is increased by a, seventh doubtful * character who swims in out of the night. There is fine acting by every member of the cast. • The supporting programme is varied and interesting. ROXY THEATRE. "Sporting Blood," Robert Young, Maureen O'Sullivan; "Queen of the Yukon," Charles Bickford, Irene Rich. PARAMOUNT THEATRE. "Test Pilot," Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, Myrna Loy; "Gaol House Blues," Nat Pendleton, Anne Gwynne. -<EGEM rHEATRb. 'Pimpernel Smith." Leslie Howard ' PLAZA THEATRE. "Blood and Sand," Tyrone Power, Rita Hayworth. MAJESTIC THEATRE. "When Ladies-Meet," Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Greer Garson,- Herbert Marshall. OPERA HOUSE. "San Francisco," Clark Gable, Jeanette Mac Donald, Spencer Tracy. STATE THEATRE. "Sweetheart of the Campus," Ruby Keeler; "Texas Stampede," Charles Starrett. KING'S THEATRE. . "She Knew All the Answers,'? Franchot Tone, Joan Bennett. TUDOR THEATRE. "The Little Foxes," Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall; "Beauty for the Asking," Lucille Ball, Donald Woods. PRINCESS THEATRE. ■ "Magnificent Obsession," . Robert Taylor, Irene Dunne; "Keeping. Company." TIVOLI THEATRE. "Burma Convoy," Charles Bickford; "The Great Train Robbery," Bob Steele, Claire Carleton. . TIME THEATRE. "Mexican' Spitfire Out West," Lupe Velez, Leon Enrol; ''You'll Find Out," Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff. SUBURBAN THKAIRES Prince Edward (Woburn).—"Sky Murder," Walter Pidgeon; "Six-Gun Gold," Tim Holt, Lee White. Empire (Island Bay).—"Cash and Carry,'" Ann Sothern, George Murphy; "Meet Boston Blackie," Chester Morris, Rochelle Hudson. Rivoli (Newtown).—"When the Dal-tons-Rode," Randolph Scott. Kay Francis; "Dr. Cyclops," Albert Dekker, Janice Logan.... Capitol (Mifamar).—"One Night-in Lisbon," Madeleine Carroll, Fr«-.d MacMurray; "Badlands of Dakota," Robert Stark, Ann Rutherford. Vogue (Brooklyn).—"A Night at Earl Carrol's," Ken Murray, Lillian Cornell; ''Cattle : Raiders," Charles Starrett. Regal . (Karori).—"Gas Bags," The Crazy Gang; Flannagan and Allen; "Hurry, Charlie, Hurry," Leon Errol. Ascot (Newtdwn).—"They Met in Bombay," Clark Gable, Rosalind Russell; "The Oklahoma Kid," James Cagney, Rosemary Lane. King George (Lower Hutt).—"Sun Valley Serenade," Sonja Henie, John Payne. De Luxe (Lower Hutt) .—"Danny Boy," Grant Taylor; "Emergency Landing.". Forrest Tucker, Carql Hughes. Kinema (Kilbirnie).—"Ziegfeld Girl," James Stewart, Judy-Garland. Grand (Petone).—"Parachute Battalion," Robert Preston; "Two Latins from Manhattan," Joan Davis, Jinx Falkenburg. '■ Palace (Petone).—"The Old Corral," Gene Autry; "Dangerous Lady," Neil Hamilton, Evelyn Brent. State (Petone).—"lt's Turned Out j Nice Again," George Formby.