ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 January 1938, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE. “After the Thin Man,” starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, and now at the Opera House, is a sensational sequel to “The Thin Man,” produced in response to remarkable public demand for another mystery by Daslneil Hammett. A first-rate supporting cast includes James Stewart. Elissa Landi. Joseph Calleia, Jessie Ralph and Asta, the smart little wire-haired terrier. “After the Thin Man presents a sparkling comedy mystery in San Francisco. Powell, as the detective, Nick Charles, arrives home alter a New York adventure determined to abandon sleuthing. Blit he encounters murder and intrigue in an affair that extends from the aristocratic heights of old Nob Hill to the shadowed alleys of Chinatown. No one can guess the solution of the mystery in advance. “After the Thin Man” is a picture that will run its original a close race. It is more than a sequel, for it picks up in high gear where “The Thin Man” left off, and it never slackens the pace. Nothing has been spared to make “After the Thin Man the funniest, snappiest, most exciting comedy - mystery—melodrama everscreened. It is aimed at only one thing—sheer, unadulterated audience entertainment. REGENT THEATRE. The last screening of “Head over Heels,” a popular feature, will be seen to-night, i “'LiA.'S'V TRAIN FROM MADRID.”

Modern war-stricken Madrid is the locale for a new picture woven from newspaper headlines. “The Last Train from Madrid” is a story dealing with ten persons, all strangers, caught in the city during its heaviest bombardment, and their lives and' destinies suddenly made one by a common peril. It opens on Tuesday at the Regent Theatre. The main theme is built around Dorothy Lamour, Gilbert Roland and Anthony Quinn. The latter, Miss Lamour’s sweetheart, arranges for her to escape on the last train out. He also secures a pass for his friend, Roland, only to realise that the two are old sweethearts. Unable to leave the city (himself, he permits the two to depart for Valencia, hoping the girl will choose between himself and Roland later. Aboard the train is Karen Morley, an adventuress who loves Roland; she continues to play one man against another. Wound up in the plot are the destinies of Lew Ayres, an American newspaperman, and Olympe Bradna, member of the Women’s battalion; Robert Cummings, a deserter; and Helen Mack a street waif; Lionel Atwill, commander of the city, and many others.

“EXCLUSIVE.” In order to obtain realism in the smashing climax of “Exclusive,” a story of a newspaper war coming to the Regent Theatre on Thursday, three taxis were wrecked, more than a score of linotype machines were smashed, seventeen windows were broken, a telephone switchboard was demolished, twelve desks were wrecked, five tons of molten type metal were poured out and enough type to print two stand-ard-sized newspapers was scattered over the scene. The cast of “Exclusive” is headed by Fred MacMurray, Frances Farmer and .Charlie Ruggles, annd includes Ralph Morgan' and many others. ( i