TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMMES

Evening Star, Issue 24917, 15 July 1943, Page 7

TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMMES

REGENT. A sensational spy drama, 'Mr Davis,' with Mervyn Jones and Nova Pilbeam in the title roles, will head the change of programma at the Regent to-morrow.- The paths in which enemy agents- lurk are traversed so thoroughly m this' production that the ever-present dangers that lie. in the way of'the unsuspecting in all walks'of life are brought forcibly home. This war-time film gives weight to the power in combating those dangers, especially in its realistic presentation of.the cunningof, the spy and of the effective courses adopted in tracking down the enemy agent. It is a picture which, as can be imagined, offers -thrills''..-in ...plentyj" but it- also has its romantic side, and. all in all, strikes very .strongly ■ a note-most appropriate to the titrift : , ST. JAMES. "...,.

The laboratory of a police chemist forms the unusual setting for much of the action in M.G.M:'s ne*w crime- thriller, 'Kid Glove Killor,'. which will head the newt,bill at the St. James to-morrow. Van Heflin appears in the- role-of the police' chemist,- with pretty Marsha Hunt as his assistant in both business and love. Van Heflin shows how police chemists use. ultra-violet rays'to-reveal obliterated writiugs; arid 1 how tiny scraps of thread, soil,'' and'n other .'.materials yield secrets under a microscope. . Other intricate phases of scientific 'detection are revealed in graphic sequences as a murder is traced down. A romance; ' Bridal Suite,' with Robert Young and Annabella in the starring roles, is the associate feature. STATE. Damon Runyon at his best comes to the • Bcreen in 'The Big Street,' a film version of ' LittlePinks*', which will be screened at the State to-morrow. The picture revolves around the gallant '-efforts of a poor bus boy to protect and care for. a beautiful Broadway butterfly who is crippled for life by a. fall. Forgotten ,by the men and women of the city's life who once paid high tribute to her charm and talent, she loses the will to fight for health and happiness until the humble man who' loves her becomes'her champion. Henry. Fonda and Lucille Ball appear in the leading roles, with-a supporting; cast' which includes Sam Leyene, Barton Mac Lane, Eugene Pallette, Vera' Gordon, Marion Martin, and Ray i Collins. >.,,.,-. j '_-.'■' '. . EMPIRE. : . ;. The feature film in the Empire's change of programme tp-morrowis-lhe Paramount mystery thriller, ' The Glass; Key,' with Brian Dolilevy, : Veronica Lake,-'arid Alan Lake in the title roles. 'The Glass t Key' is an orgy of political murder,- assault and battery, in which it is claimed the three principals have never been 6een to better advantage. A particularly strong assisting cast includes Bonita Granville, Joseph Calleia, Richard Denning, Maroni Olseh, and William Bendix. A well-diversified first half includes three notable Paramount features—' Watch Your Step,' ' Yip,; Yip, Y'PPX ' (a Betty Boop cartoon), and Mitchell Ayres and his . orchestra. OCTAGON. : _ ■ The film version of Somerset Maugham's famous book, * The Moon * and Sixpence,' which has proved ■ an outstanding attraction at the Octagon during the past week, will - be continued for-a seaeori of another week. George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, and Doris Dudley are in the starring roles. The story deals with the adventures of a London stockbroker, Charles Strickland, who abandons his wife and family for a fling-in Paris and !the'Latin-Quarter. His wanderings take him to the waterfront dives of Marseilles, and finally to a coral isle in the South Seas. Strickland is vividly portrayed by George Sanders, the hero of the piece. STRAND. A triple-feature programme will be provided for patrons of the Strand in to-mor-row's cjiange. The first of the three, 'Hi Neighbour, is a feast of merriment, with Jean Parker, John Archer, Vera Vague, and Janet Beecher in the starring roles. The second is a new Republic Western, 'Sons of the Pioneers,' with Roy Rogers in the title role. Roy plays the part of a young easterner who is called to the western town of Rogers City to lead the citizens in.a fight against a gang of desperadoes. Last, but not least, on the programme is the first episode of a new serial, 'The Adventures of Smilin' Jack.' The popular screen star, Tom Brown, will appear as Smilin' Jack, and prominent roles are filled by Marjorie Lord, ' Rose Hobart, Edgar Barie, Tahan Bey, Keye Luke, and Sidney Toler.