ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 138, 13 June 1942, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

PARAMOUNT THEATRE. Whether or not it is strictly accurate historically, there is no doubt whatever that "Clive of India," which heads the strong double-feature programme at the Paramount Theatre, is rousing entertainment. In those dark days of British commerce and diplomacy, Indian unrest and intrigue were simmering under a very thin crust, and each boil-over brought its bloo.dshed and tragedy, notably the Black Hole of Calcutta. But, thanks to the genius and self-sacrifice of one man, who rose from a clerk to be a peer and a national hero (though scandal did touch him finally), the footing of Britain in India was assured. Ronald Colman is ideally cast in the title role, and he is well supported by Loretta Young. The battle scenes are stirring, particularly when war elephants go into action. The other: film is the famous "Dead End," showing the New York slum life led by future gangsters, Humphrey Bogart, Joel McCrea, and Sylvia Sydney are the adult stars, but the rea7 stars are the "Dead End Kids."' PLAZA THEATRE. Newest and most topical of aviation films, "A Yank in the R.A.F.," now at the Plaza Theatre, contains its plot in its name, and offers first-class entertainment. Handsome Tyrone Power is the Yank who flies a bomber across the Atlantic for money and stays to join the R.A.F. for love, of beauteous Betty Grafale, who dances in a nightclub chorus at night and looks even more charming in uniform during the day. Power's ■ flying S adventures include a leaflet raid on Berlin, a bombing raid on Dortmund and, asa climax,, a thrilling dog-fight, Spitfires v. Messerschmitts and Junkers, over Dunkirk. The supporting programme is especially good. New Zealand Air Training Corps is seen in action, and there is a newsreel'"of the Pacific fight in which a Japanese plane attempts to crash on the deck of a United States aircraft-carrier. DE LUXE THEATRE. "North of the Klondike," at the De Luxe Theatre, is a classic story of pioneering. Brod Crawford, Loh Chancy, Andy Devine, Evelyn Ankers, Kay,e Luke, and Monty Blue, against a background of wild characters, present the story of the never-ending battle between goldminers and homesteaders. The hero arrives by river steamer, and is soon in trouble, as he scents the plot which crook miners have made to, drive out the settlers by burning their winter's food supply on the eve of the freeze-up. Rough humour abounds, assisted by an old Chinaman and his college-educated son. "Torpedo Boat" is I;he story of two inseparable inventors whose friendship is threatened by rival women. There are many speed-boat thrills. Richard Alien, Jean Parker, Mary Carlisle, Philip Terry, and Dick Purcell form the cast. j MAJESTIC THEATRE. Once more deserting her usual type of picture, Greta Garbo branches out | in a modern ultra-sophisticated comedy in her latest, "Two-faced Woman," which started at the Majestic Theatre yesterday. The picture has many dramatic moments, and Garbo's artistry in these rises to its accustomed heights. She plays a double role, first as a fresh and simple girl of the outdoors, wooed and wed in a whirlwind romance by a New York publisher, played by Melvyn Douglas. The marriage is not a success and, assuming the role of a hypothetical twin sister, Gai'bo goes to New York unannounced and.plays up to her husband as a glamorous siren of the indoors. Some highly-amusing sequences follow, particularly when Garbo wakes up with'a hangover and when her husband sees through the deceit and plays up accordingly.' The supporting programme includes some shots of the U.S.A. Navy shelling Japanese strongholds in the Marshall Islands. ST. JAMES THEATRE. Lantern-jawed, irrepressible Tommy Trinder, whose performance in "Sailors Three" stamped him as a top-flight comedian, scores again in the British Empire picture "Laugh It Off," now screening at the St. James Theatre. This time Tommy is in the Army, having left his concert party pn the outbreak of war to do his bit, and his progress from first to last is -hilarious, especially his dealings with a typical sergeant-major of the old.school, who. puts him "through the hoops" in great style. The inevitable happens when Tommy's talent is recognised and he puts on a divisional entertainment on a most lavish scale and so earns promotion. Jean Colin makes a delightful feminine star, and Geraldo and his band play a prominent part in the whole show, as do Sydney Burchall and Peter Gawthorne. The supports include a striking "March of Time"' under the title "Main Street, U.S.A." which has a message for everyone espousing the Allied cause. REGENT THEATRE. "Louisiana Purchase," Bob Hope, Zorina. ' ; KING'S THEATRE. "Sundown," George Sanders, Bruce Cabot. STATE THEATRE. "Moon Over Miami," Don Amecbe. Betty Grable"; "The Man at the Gate," Wilfrid. Lawson. PRINCESS THEATRE. "The Doctor Takes a Wife," Loretta Young, Ray Milland; "The Seventh Survivor.", ' • ROXY, THEATRE. "Busman's Honeymoon." Robert Montgomery; "Stolen Life," Elisazeth Bergner, Michael Redgrave. ( TUDOR THEATRE. "49th Parallel," Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier; "Romance of the Rio Grande." TIVOLI THEATRE. ••'Chad Hanria," Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour; "You're the One." TIME THEATRE. "Safari," Douglas Fairbanks, Madeline Carroll; "Scotland Yard," Nancy Kelly, Edmund Gwenn. , . ' ' .; SUBURBAN THEATRES. i State (Petone) .—"Honky Tonk," Clark Gable, Lana Turner. Palace (Petone). —"Arizona Bound," Buck Jones, Tim McCoy; "Scattergood Pulls the Strings," Guy Kibbee. Grand (Petone) .—"The Wolf Man/ Claude Rains, Bela Lugosi; "Blondie Plays Cupid." Khandallah Pictures.—"Night Train to Munich," Rex Harrison, Margaret Lockwood; "West Point Widow," Anne Shirley, Richard Carlson. Ngaio Citizens' Pictures.—"Andy Hardy's Private Secretary," Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone; "South of Tahiti,' Andy Devine, Brian Donlevy. Kinema (Kilbirnie).—"The Thief of Bagdad," Conrad Veidt, Sabu; "Hurry, Charlie, Hurry," Leon Errol. Empire (Island Bay).—"The Ghost Train," Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch; '"Til we Meet Again," Merle Oberon, George Brent. Rivoli (Newtown) .—"Topper Returns," Roland Young, Joan Blondell; "Pirates on Horseback," William Boyd. Capitol (Miramar) .—"Nothing But the Truth," Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard; "Pittsburgh Kid." Vogue (Brooklyn).—"They Met in Bombay," Rosalind Russell, Clark Gable; "Ride On Vaquero," Cesar Romero. Regal (Karori).-'-The Great American Broadcast," Alice Faye, Jack Oakie; "Sealed Lips," William Gargan. June Clyde. • King George (Lower Hutt).—"lceCapades,". Phil and Megan Taylor. Jerry Colonna. De Luxe (Lower Hutt).—"Puddin' Head," Judy Canova; "Moonlight in Hawaii." ' Ascot' '(Newtown) .—"Billy the Kid," Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy; "Money and the.Woman." Jeffrey Lynn, Brenda Marshall. ■ Prince- • Edward (Woburn).—"Hold That Ghost." Bud Abbott, Lou Costello; "No Time For Comedy," James Stewart, Rosalind Russell.