PICTURE THEATRES

Evening Star, Issue 25925, 17 October 1946, Page 10

PICTURE THEATRES

GRAND

The outstanding attraction in yesterday’s new programme at the Grand is a 20tli Century-Fox musical, ‘State Fair,' headed by four of the screen’s most brilliant young stars—Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, Dick Haymes, and Vivian Blaine, and a strong supporting cast including Charles Winninger, Fay Bainter, Donald Meek, Frank McHugh, Percy Kilbride, and Henry Morgan. The story relates the richly human adventures of a midWest family during one hectic and enchanted week at the fair—a week on which they had pinned their fondest dreams of glory and romance. How they each realised their goal makes' for a lieart-warming story packed with robust humour and thrilling* 1 romance throughout. Co-starring Preston Foster and Signe Hasso, the supporting picture. ‘ Strange Triangle,’ fells the story of an irresistible woman •who drove men irresistibly to murder.

MAYFAIR

Merle Oberon, long acclaimed as one of Hollywood’s finest actresses, reaches new dramatic heights in her role in ‘ Dark Waters,’ which was screened at the Mayfair yesterday. _ The mysterious Bayou country of Louisiana forms the background for intrigue and terror in the film, which features such stars as Merle Oberon, Franchot Tone, and Thomas Mitchell. The story deals with the adventures of a young and beautiful girl who finds herself m the middle of a murderous group of Louisiana plantation owners who conspire to drive her out of her mind in order to gain control of a sugar plantation which she has inherited. Drama and comedy of the finest type are provided in the supporting picture. ‘ Rhythm Serenade,’ a Columbia film, with Vera Lynn in the leading role, and Peter Murray-Hill and those two fine comedians, Jimmie Jewell and Ben tYarriss. in the featured) cast.