ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 February 1938, Page 13

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE. A thrilling screen romance, filled with tense drama and hilarious laughs. The story is of a big shot from Big Bend, who goes on a Broadway Bender and nearly wrecks himself on a dangerous cuties’ curves. Warren William, June Travis and Barton McLane are the stars. “Times Square Playboy" will be finally screened to-day. “PERSONAL MAID'S SECRET.” A riotous comedy drama packed with hilarity ,tense scenes, and glamorous romance. Margaret Lindsay, Warren Hull and Anita Louise play the leading roles. “Personal Alaid’s Secret” will be finally screened today. “LOVE ON THE RUN.” Romance runs rampant, adventure has its fling and love conquers all in the delightful new comedy melodrama, “Love On the Run,” which comes to the Opera House on Friday and Saturday. Teaming those two exhilarating and colourful personal-, ities, Joan Crawford and Clark Gable, in a dashing tale of modern doings by ultra-modern people, the picture provides excitement and laughter in an entertainment melange of an heiress, a fortune-hunting nobleman, two American correspondents and a brace of European crooks. The versatile Aliss Crawford this time appears as a distinctly 1936 streamlinedmould girl dressed in those dazzling creations that, only she can wear so well. She is supposed to be Sally Parker, daughter of an American millionaire besieged by the nobility of the foreign capitals, and she looks every inch the part. When Sally, practically at the altar, learns that her titled husband-to-be is just another fortune hunter she walks out on the wedding, whereupon Gable and love come in on the run. By stealing a ’plane about the mechanics of which he knows only enough to switch on and open the throttle, Gable gets Sally in the air and they fly away. The theft involves an ingenious mix-up with a notorious spy ring, and for awhile things look pretty black for Sally and her saviour. But in the' end everything is cleared up, not without a generous share of hilarious situations, and Gable is able not only to gather a headlining cable despatch for his newspaper, but also to win the girl.

As may be expected, Miss Crawford and Gable make a superb romantic team, while excellent support is given the stars by Franchot Tone, Reginald Owen, Mona Barrie and’ others. REG ENT THEATRE.

It is indeed a long time since we have had the pleasure of seeing Jack Hulbert, and Cicely Courtneidge together in a film. They always have and always will be, England’s most hilariously amusing and entirely original, likeable pair of fun-makers. One of, if not the first of their costarring pictures was “Jack’s The Boy,” a comedy that showed them off to exceptional advantage, and although their subsequent appearances have been in outstanding vehicles, none has come up to the standard of this first film- At least, not until they made their welcome reappearance as a humour team to make “Take My Tip.” Here, indeed, is their most brilliant comedy. Not letting up on crazy situations, witty dialogue, tuneful numbers and lavish settings for one moment of the odd hour and a few minutes that it takes to screen- “ Take My Tip” careers along upon a laughter-making campaign that hits home with every line of dialogue. It will be screened at the Regent Theatre to-day and to-morrow. “CHARLIE CHAN.” "If you value your life, leave the Olympic Games to-night!” was the message, but. Charlie Chan defied the threat, for among a hundred thousand spectators lurked the ruthless killer he must find. Warner Oland again plays the sleuth in “Charlie Chan at the Olympics,” coming on Saturday to the Regent Theatre.