ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 December 1936, Page 14

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE. Airplanes falling in twisted, flaming mases, pilots ‘‘bailing out” for their lives, shattered nerves, courage and cowardice in one of the ' world's most hazardous professions —testing new planes for airworthiness —go to make up one of the most exciting pictures of recent months, ‘‘Devil’s Squadron,” which comes to a neat three-point landing at the Opera House to-night, piloted by Richard Dix. There is romance in this actionpacked film. Karen Morley plays opposite Dix. Lloyd Nolan, Shirley Ross, Billy Burrud, Henry Mollison, and Gene Morgan, also play featured roles. ‘-‘THE LAW IN HER HANDS.” ‘‘The Law in Her Hands,” a comedy drama, combining hilarious laughter and dramatic thrills, comes to the Opera House on Monday, with a talented cast headed by Margaret Lindsav, Glenda Farrell, Warren Hull and Lyle Talbot. The plot is said to move with rapid action from the first sequence when a bomb is dropped in a restaurant by a racketeer to the denouement. in which the boss gangster is convicted of poisoning milk for babies and killing witnesses to cover up his tracks. The final court trial is amazing, a woman lawyer turning her own racketeering client over to justice after he had kidnapped her and forced her to defend him by threats against her life. Other court trials are decidedly humorous. Misunderstandings pile'up ih the path of the two lovers and opposing lawyers, roles played by Miss Lindsay and Hull, until the amazing climax brings the solution to their knotty problem. Glenda Farrell aids and abets Miss Lindsay in her tricks to free their racketeering clients. Chief, of the gangsters is Lyle Talbot. Others in the cast include Eddie Acuff, Dick Purcell, Al Shean,y Joseph Crehan, Matty Fain, Addison Richards and Eddie Shubert.

REGENT THEATRE. “The Country Beyond” will be shown to-night at the Regent Theatre. Buck, the giant St. Bernard of “The Call of the Wild” is the animal star of this picture, with Rochelle Hudson, Paul Kelly and Robert Kent heading the cast. ‘‘The Country Beyond” is the trackless wastes of Northern Canada, its hero is Robert Kent, a Canadian mounted policeman. He permits Rochelle Hudson and her father, Alan Hale, to give him the slip. Hale is wanted for murder, committed by Alan Dinehart, his- partner in crime. While Kent’s' • fellow “mouhtie,” Paul Kelly, tracks Hale he goes after the girl and her St. Bernard who is leading her out of the wilderness. The film shows their adventures, their combat with Dinehart and Buck’s timely arrival and savage fight with Dinehart’s vicious dog. The close of.the picture shows pursuer and captive- happily, united in the knowledge of love. “FLORIDA SPECIAL.” . Comedy, melodrama and romance are mixed in “Florida Special,” to be shown at the Regent to-night, with Jack Oakie and Sally Eilers in the leading roles. Oakie plays the role of a devil-may-care newspaper reporter. Shanghaied by Kent Taylor, wealthy companion, on a train bound for the Sunny South, he is forced to desert his newspaper to accompany the, youth, who thinks his heart is brokqri' by romance. On the trip Oakie accidentally runs into a sensational story that proves the scoop of the year. On board the Florida flyer are an eccentric millionaire, his secretary and h[s niece. Chained to the secretary is a box of uncut diamonds worth a fortune which the wealthy man is taking south with him. Rival gangs of crooks learn of the haul possible pn the train, and they board it, murder the secretary, and are preparing to do away Avith the niece when Oakie prevents them from carrying out the act. He is not soon enough to prevent the jewels from being stolen, and they disappear. The gems turn up, only to disappear again; the millionaire vanishes, and in the general consternation a romance is developed that proves a life-saver for the young playboy, who turns detective to save the reputation of the train’s hostess, accused of complicity. Sally Eilers is the hostess, Claude Gillingwater the millionaire, Frances Drake the niece, Others are Sam Hearn, J. Farrell MacDonald and Sidney Blackmer. Owing to the infantile paralysis epidemic, it has been decided that children under 12 years of age will not be admitted to the theatre. Mr, J. Emsworth, manager of the Regent Theatre, returned last evening from a visit to the North Island, where he arranged many features for the New Year. SCHAEF’S DANCE. The Carnival spirit will prevail at Schaef’s Hall, to-night, also on Christmas Eve, when Hats, Squeakers and numerous Lucky Spot prizes will be distributed, so make this a real merry Christmas and come and join the fun and frolics. Bear' in mind also the Grand Ball on New Year’s Eve, which will eclipse all previous efforts to entertain. The Royal Star Band is in strenuous training for the big event.