KING EDWARD'S BRIGHT FARE

Evening Star, Issue 21090, 30 April 1932, Page 9

KING EDWARD'S BRIGHT FARE

‘ SHIPMATES' AND ' THE GIRL HABIT' Robert Montgomery has the leading role in ‘ Shipmates,’ which was shown at tho King Edward Theatre to-day. Tho picture lias a tremendous sweep in the navy backgrounds, showing the plunging lines of battleships'on tho firing ranges, thundering salvos, tho repelling of a tactical enemy in a mighty spectacle, terrifying to behold as it flashes on tho screen with all the fury of the gun blasts nounding from tho loud speakers. In tne shipboard scones navy life is depicted in a fascinating intimacy. Harry Pollard, who directed tho picture, is to be complimented on the splendid pictorial value of the production. The blending of the shore romance with the navy interest is deftly interpolated. Tho other film on the programme, 4 The Girl Habit,’ provides Charles Ruggles with abundant opportunities for fun-making. ‘ The Girl Habit ’ is Rnggles’s first, starring picture. As such, it gives him a chance to display fully all his clever talents for making people laugh. Since he is the main personality in this picture, audiences can depend upon it that tho performance will bo oven funnier than the earlier films in which Ruggles was a mere featured player, such as ‘ Gentlemen of tho Press,’ ‘ Young Man of Manhattan,’ and ‘ Her Wedding Night.’