ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 April 1938, Page 11

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE. As a means to prevent Seaman. Preston Foster from marrying his daughter, Chief Bo’sun’s mate Victor McLaglen of tha United' States Coast. Guard, has the sailor court-martialled in the tingling drama of romance and. adventure, “Sea Devils” which will be screened to-night at the Opera House. jThe daughter is 1 pretty Ida. Lupino, and Donald Woods proves to be a formidable rival to his shipmate, Foster, for McLagen’s affections. Realising that Foster is a happy-go-lucky sailor, like himself, McLaglen makes no bones about opposing Foster’s suit for Miss Lupino, and the enmity, between the pair flares into physical combat several times. Embellishing the spicy romance, are several scenes' showing the hazardous duties of the Coast Guard including rescuing imperilled lives from sinking vessels at sea. Supporting the principal players- in important roles are Gordon Jones, Helen Flint, Pierre Watkin, Murray Alper, and Billy Gilbert.

3 SUPER SLEUTH. ~ T he audience knows all the answers 3 and can watch the actors stumble on the. solution of the myis-tery in “Super - Sleuth,” screen play offering Jack ' Oakie and' Ann Sotheran as 1 co-stars, ? which will be screened to-morrow and Thursday at the Opera. House. Portraying a screen star who believes that I his film characterisations as l a detective qualify him to be a: Sherlock Holmes in private life, Oakie fumbles with the solution to a series of Holly- . wood murders committed' by a maniac : the identity of whom is known to the , audience from the start of the film, ft ] is only at the end, however, that the - players discover who the murderer is. i Ann Sothern's role is that of a studio i press agent, who has had the niisfor- , tune of falling in love- with the self- ] satisfied Oakie. Others in the casi 1 are Eduardo Ciannelli. Alan Bruce t and Edgar Kennedy. f

“REPORTED MISSING.” Adventure in the skyways! Drama in the headlines! A lifetime of excitement has been packed into- the. thrilling new mystery drama “Reported Missing,” which will be screened to-morrow and Thursday at the Opera House, featuring William Gargan and Jean Rogers. “Reported Missing” is a swift, high tension aviation story. Planes protected by every scientific device crash mysteriously. A young aviation inventor is blamed- for rhe disasters. His sweetheart and friends lose faith, in him. Thrill follows thrill. A plane streaks through the sky with two unconscious pilots. A masked bandit holds the passengers at bay while he prepares to parachute to safety. Then the plane zooms toward a. mountain ridge—and a crackup! Suspense will grip your pulses while you watch the story unfold. Others prominent in the cast are: Dick Purcell, Hobart Cavanaugh and Michael Fitzmaurice.

“BOMBING OF SHANGHAI." This is the second of a series of these pictures, which portrays the horrible and most gruesome scenes in the present conflict between China and Japan. This short subject will be shown at the conclusion of the programme, those who do not wish to see the terrible scenes will be given the opportunity to leave the theatre. Recommended for adults and definitely unsuitable for children. This short subject will be screened 1 at the Opera Hous'e to-morrow and Thursday. REGENT THEATRE. “Sophie Lang Goes West," the third of the Sophie Lang, series, will be screened to-night and to-morrow at the Regent Theatre. The story runs as follows: S'ophie Lang is fleeing I from police who question her. every [time a, jewel disappears. She hides in iho railroad car compartment of Eddie Rollyn,'who is trying to think up a story for Helga Roma, star, who is on the train with her manager, Steve Clayson. Finding that there is a story in the girl’s flight Rollyn agrees to hide her from the police if she will help him- with his plot. He picks the lock, of Miss Roma’si trunk and gets Sophie some clothes. Archie Banks, a, detective is aboard> the train guarding the Sultan of Pailaya, owner of a precious gem. Archie gets the Sultan’s consent to let Miss’ Roma use the gem in a picture, feeling, publicity will make Sophie Lang try to steal the stone. Rollyn watches- Sophie to keep her out of trouble. Clayson steals the jewel himself and tries- to escape with it, but Rollyn nabs him. Clayson gets away and' tells' , Sophie Rollyn is an ex-thief and she must help him get the 1 diamond back, or he will expose Rollyn. Rollyn comes into the room at this! point, and' there is a fight, which is stopped by the arrival of Archie and the- police. They straighten everything, out and turn Sophie over to Rollyn, advising her to marry and settle down to an honest life.

"OFF TO THE RACES." Slim Summerville, Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane, Spring Byington, Russell Gleason. Kenneth Howell, George Ernest, June Carlson, Florence Roberts and Billy Mahan share the joys and sorrows of the Jones Family in “Off to the Races,” opening on Thursday at the Regent Theatre, GANG’S GIRL HUNT. Gun-slinging gangsters arc given a roaring reception by a fist-swinging rancher in “Secret Valley,” starring Richard Arlen and opening on Thursday at the Regent Theatre. Virginia Grey, Jack Mulhall, Norman Willis, Russell Hicks and Sid Taylor are featuredl in the actionful adventure drama. SIX GREAT STARS IN FILM. 'fhe services of six of the greatest artists in the world I —Peter Arno, McClelland Barclay, Arthur William Brown, Rube Goldberg, John La Gatta and Russell Patterson —were engaged by Jack Benny 1 for his 1 new girl-and-gag filled musical “Artists 1 and Models,” which opens on l Saturday at the Regent Theatre with Benny, Ida Lupino, Gail Patrick and Richard Arlen.