PICTURE THEATRES

Evening Star, Issue 25617, 18 October 1945, Page 6

PICTURE THEATRES

GRAND. When the 6tar of a successful London play is injured during an air raid he becomes in real life the sinister character he has been playing on the stage. The exciting drama, ' The Brighton Strangler,' which heads the new bill at the Grand, presents John Loder and. June Duprez in the leading roles in this absorbing story of fantasy made real. Deranged by his injuries in the bombing, the hero (Loder) becomes the stranger in real life. The mayor and the chief inspector of police are his first two victims; in June Duprez he sees the personification of his victim in the last act. ' Leon Errol, famous rubber-legged comedian, leads the fun in the supporting film, ' What a Blonde,' an uproarious comedy, in which he has the role of the little man for whom everything goes wrong, thanks to his whimsical butler and a bevy of show girls who descend upon him like a plague of locusts. MAYFAIR. The new double-feature programme presented at the Mayfair provides entertainment to suit all tastes. The main feature is» ' Cry Havoc,' with what is claimed to be the greatest feminine cast ever assembled in one picture. A few of the stars are Margaret Sullavan, Ann Sothern, Joan Blondell, Marsha Hunt, Ella Raines, Heather Angel, and Diana Lewis. The supporting picture is one of the latest of the popular Aldrich series, ' Henry Aidrich's Little Secret,' with Jimmy Lyndon, Charles Smith, and John Litel in the leading roles.