ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 April 1937, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE An outstanding feature, “Reckless,” to be shown to-night at the Opera House has all the essentials of several excellent pictures contained within the footage of one picture that promises to become one of the most successful productions of the year. Of first importance, it brings William Powell and Jean Harlow together as co-stars. Its music was created by the aces of composers, including Jerome Kern, who has composed the theme song, “Reckless,”. with Oscar Kammerstein as the lyricist. It offers gorgeous dance spectacles, including lovliest dancing beauties in colourful ensembles. The cast includes Franchot Tone, May Robson, the Grand Om Lady of stage and screen, Ted Healy and Nat Pendleton, Henry Stephenson, Rosalind Russell popular stage star, who has made more rapid strides toward screen stardom than any other player in recent months having been featured in seven productions within four months, Robert Light, Louis Henry, James Ellison, Leon Waycoff and Nina Mae McKinney. The various sensational musical numbers, are sung by Allan Jones and Carl Randall. Jones is the youthful, sensational lyric tenor whose golden voice has thrilled the concert halls of Europe and America. The story is that of Ted Riley, sensa-

tional promoter of everything from trained fleas to bearded wrestlers, and of Mona Leslie dazzling dancer, whom Riley has lifted from carnivals to Broadway stardom —to fall in love with her, to lose her and then to win "her back again. The settings of the story includp . Broadway stage life Westchester County’s social elite, race tracks carnivals, millionaires’ penthouses, palatial yachts, etc. REGENT THEATRE The last screening of “The Bride Walks Out,” will be given at the Regent Theatre to-night. This feature stars Barbara Stanwyck, Gene Raymond, Ned Sparks and Helen Broderick. “THE LAST OUTLAW.” Commencing at the Regent Theatre to-morrow, the romance and spectacular conflict of the frontier West flares again on the screen in a thrilling all-star adventure film, “The Last Outlaw.” Such noted Western stars as Harry Carey, Hoot Gibson, Henry B. Walthall and Tom Tyler again bring the realistic flavour of hard riding, straight shooting and forthright living to lovers of the lore of the old West. Margaret Callahan plays the romantic lead. The fast-paced story concerns the release from prison of an old-time outlaw, who served twentyfive years for bank robbery, and his efforts to adapt himself to an entirely strange modern world. Harry Carey is admirably cast in the role of the frontier law-breaker, ably supported by Walthall, as an old-time sheriff, and Gibson. Tom Tyler, Ray Mayer and Harry Jans are convincing as the modern “heavies,” and Russell Hopton is effective as the modern sheriff. “HUMAN CARGO.” High tension entertainment is “Human Cargo,” at the Regent Theatre tomorrow, the story of a crime ring that couldn’t be smashed, and a startling new mystery that couldn’t be solved — until a’ deb. who wants thrills and a reporter who wants headlines plunge into the exciting plot and, in a series of breath-taking events smash tjie new menace. Claire Trevor and Brian Donlevy head the cast, which includes Alan Dlnehart, Ralph Morgan. Helen Troy, and Rita Cansino, Miss Trevor,

the deb, gets a job on Dinehearl’s newspaper and her first assignment sends her to a night club with Ace Reporter Brian Donlevy. That story is almost Claire’s last, for she is eyewitness to a murder, is in the midst of a thrilling fight, and is mistakenly arrested and forced to spend the night in gaol. Claire is more than game. To help Donlevy trap the criminals, she accompanies him to Vancouver where they obtain passage on a boat illegally transporting another group of aliens to America. Miss Trevor goes through a set of experiences thrilling enough for anj’ daredevil. The is reported to have Claire out-ol'-breath, falling willingly into Donlevy’s arms.