ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 February 1942, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE —Now Showing: "MEET THE WILDCAT” .arid “GAMBLING ON THE HIGH SEAS.”

Comedy and suspense compete for; attention in the hilarious comedy! drama, “Meet the Wildcat,” now) showing' at the Opera House. 1 Miss Lindsay has the role of a. dare-devil girl photographer for a| noted picture magazine, and Pcalph ’ Bellamy portrays the detective with ■ whom she falls in love after knock- ■ ing him out with her camera. Joseph Shildkraut is featured as the mys- ; terious leader of the underworld or- | ganisation and Allen Jenkins has the/ comedy lead as the befuddled taxi-j driver who turns detective with nearly | disastrous consequences to all con-1 cerned.

“GAMBLING ON THE HIGH SEAS”

The tranquility of operations on board a gambling ship, moored outside the three mile limit of California, is rather rudely disturbed in “Gambling on the High Seas,” also showing ”at the Opera House, with Wayne Morris and Jane Wyman in the leading roles. Morris is a newspaper reporter, who with the effective aid of Miss Wyman goes out to expose the intricacies of the highly organised gambling racket and putting together a jig-saw of circumstances surrounding two tpurders.

REGENT THEATRE—FinaIIy Tonight: “IT STARTED WITH EVE.” Commencing Matinee Wednesday afternoon arid Thursday: “Cash and Carry,” bringing Ann Sothern to the screen.

When Maisie starts going the rounds with a prizefighter and his hardboilcd manager, the Entertainment banners fly high. This is exactly what happens at the Regent Theatre when “Cash and Carry,” starring Ann Sotheran, goes on display. All the previous adventures of the popular Brooklyn chorus girl seem only buildups for this, the fastest-moving, funniest of the lot. Miss Sothern has never been afforded better lines and situations, and she makes the most of every one of them. A strong cast appears in support .of the star in this film, which tells the story of Maisie’s experiences when she enters the household of a young fighter and his manager as companion for the fighter’s invalid mother. How she launches the boxer on the type of career, he really desires and how she knocks the chip off his manager’s shoulder and finds romance in the process, makes for one of the most entertaining motion pictures of the j year. Cast as the manager is George i Murphy, recently seen in “The Navy l Steps Out.” Murphy has a straight dramatic role, sans song or dance, in this film, and turns in a top performance.