ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 September 1944, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE.—To-niqht: “The Fleet’s In.”

Big stars, hit tunes and a grand laugh-laden story all are merrily amalgamated in “The Fleet’s In”, a comedy with music, showing at the Opera House to-night and starring Dorothy Lamour, William Holden and Eddie Bracken.

Headed by Betty Hutton, America’s Jitterbug Number One, and Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra, with vocalists Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell, “The Fleet’s In” featured cast includes Betty Jane Rhodes, pretty song stylist; Leif Erickson, laugh-getter; Cass Daley, eccentric singer of novelty songs, and Lorraine and Rognan, popular comedy dance team wellknown in night clubs and theatres from coast to coast.

With seven new hit songs worked into the hilarious story, “The Fleet’s In” concerns the efforts of William Holden, as a gob, to kiss Dorothy Lamour, who plays the role of a dance hall singer. No sailor has ever been successful in trying to kiss Dotty, until Holden uncorks a romantic technique that she finds irresistible.

REGENT THEATRE— To-niohl: “Nine Men.”

“Nine Men” is showing at the Regent Theatre to-night. Somewhere in the Libya desert a solitary army lorry is burning. Nine British soldiers struggle to get arms and ammunition and supplies out before the vehicle blows up. Presently with two of their number wounded the men begin their long trek on foot to safety. The story of what happens to them is told in this exciting film. Sergeant Watson the central figure is played by Jack Lambert. Ranged behind him in the adventures that follow are Jock Scott an ex-Glasgow policeman. Bill Parker, an “old Sweat,” the “Young ’un” who faked his age to join up, Joe Harvey the lorry driver who tries to bring reinforcements to his besieged comrades, and Banger Hill who kept a coffee stall in London until the black-out beat him. The film is based on a story by Gerald Kersh, wellknown for his outstanding military fiction.