HILARIOUS COMEDY

Evening Star, Issue 22689, 1 July 1937, Page 6

HILARIOUS COMEDY

JACK BUCHANAN FOR ST. JAMES Even if "It had not contained eight new comedy song hits, ‘ This’ll Make You Whistle,’ the new picture which commences to-morrow at the St. James, would be a memorable film by reason of its clever dialogue and amusing situations. With the welcome addition of music, however, this riotous romance of a young nearly-wed engaged to two beautiful and equally determined girls at the same time becomes the most satisfying comedy of the season. With Jack Buchanan as the storm centre of seemingly endless trouble and Jean Gillie and Marjorie Brooks as the cause of most of it, ‘ This’ll Make You Whistle ’ proceeds at the rate of a laugh a minute to an hilarious climax. Elsie Randolph, who has scored in several other successes .under the Buchanan banner, sings and dances with Jack in, many catchy and tuneful numbers. Directed by Herbert Wilcox, 1 This’ll Make You Whistle,’ opens on a light note. Bill Hopping (Jack Buchanan) is engaged to Laura Buxton (Marjorie. Brooks), whose unceasing- regret is that he is not a good rider to hounds. She forces him to enter for the mounted egg-and-spoon race at a gymkhana,'and when, with the aid of a piece of ■ chewinggum, he wins, she is so infuriated that she breaks off the engagement. Bill promptly proposes to Joan* Longhurst (Jean Gillie), but when Laura arrives on the scene and says it was only a lovers’ tiff, and her Uncle Sebastian .(Anthony Hollies): is calling, on Bill to diesuss plans for the wedding, Bill is panic-stricken. Archie and Reggie decide to shock the straight-laced Sebastian, but the' hectic party; to which they invite Bobbie Ribers (Elsie Randolph), an artist’s model, only encourages uncle to set. about sowing a few wild oats. The final scenes, are laid in the South- of France, and Bill and his two pals are, at their wits’ end before Laura is finally induced to loose her clutches and Bill makes peace with a loving - but bewildered Joan. Jack Buchanan is seen at his brightest and' best, and Elsie Randolph is splendid, particularly in ‘ You’ve Got the Wrong Rhumba,’ in which she illustrates very gracefully this old Cuban custom. ‘ This’ll Make You Whistle ’ certainly lives up to its title.