ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 January 1941, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE:—Finally To-night: "NAUGHTY BUT NICE” and “WOMEN IN THE WIND.” Next attraction (commences Tomorrow: “THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS.” Now you see him and now you don’t. The Invisible Man is back on the screen! The most astounding camera trickery ever filmed will be shown when the new mystery drama, "The Invisible Man Returns,” commences at the Opera House xu-mor-row. A brand new story suggested by “The Invisible Man,” written by H. G. Wells, has been drafted with an aim toward topping even the eerie thrills of the earlier film. Vincent Price has the title role. Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nan Grey, John Sutton and Alan Napier, are on hand as leaders in a cast that includes many capable supporting players. 'The picture traces the story of a man condemned to death for the murder of his brother but who escapes from prison after being made invisible by the doctor who holds the secret formula. The Invisible Man’s cagey and uncanny efforts to trap the criminals actually responsible for the murder provide the action, while suspense grows from the doctor’s desperate attempts to find the antidote to the dread invisibility drug. "Romance is injected into the film with a love match between Miss Grey and the Invisible Man. Stamped as “impossible to film,” but nevertheless accomplished, are such weird scenes as those which find the Invisible Man in action Vhile clothed but headless; swinging unseen fists which readily knock out his opponents; undressing and vanishing into thin air; drinking wine, smoking, wielding a rope and gun, and performing other startling deeds while invisible.

REGENT: Now Showing: “EDISON, THE MAN.” “Edison, the Man,” is the fourth picture in which Spencer Tracy has starred in a real-life role. In none of them did the star use make-up until, in “Edison, the Man,” he put on a white wig and facial make-up to play the inventor at the age of 82. “Edison, the Man,” picks up the great inventor’s life at the age of twentytwo when, unknown and almost penniless, he arrives in New York City. The story follows his career and courtship through the arduous years in which he fights ridicule and failure until his invention of the phonograph and electric light. Rita Johnson heads the supporting cast as Tracy’s wife and other featured players include Lynne Overman, Charles

Coburn, Gene Lockhart, Henry Travers and Felix Bressart. The picture was directed by Clarence Brown. Patrons intending-to see this picture are advised to make their reservations now.