ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 October 1945, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE—To-night; "Deeper-, ate Journey.” ..Dashing Errol Flynn, famous, for | his action-packed roles, is cast in a more adventurous role than ever in “Desperate'Journey,” which is showing at the Opera House. He appears as a Flight Lieutenant, and other famous players in the cast, as members of the British Hudson bomber, of which Flynn has command, are (Ronald Reagan, Alan Hale, Arthur Kennedy and Ronald Sinclair. To bomb their objective more accurately, Flynn commands them to fly lower despite the fact that the section is known to have exceptionally heavy anti-aircraft protection They start their return flight, after successfully bombing their objective, when they are brought down. The five prisoners are brought before a < Nazi intelligence officer, played by I Raymond Massey. He fires many [ questions at them,, but'one he neg-' lected to ask was just, how powerful, Reagan’s right hand is. He realises; his mistake after he has regained | consciousness and his five prisoners have escaped. An intensive search gets underway. Led by Flynn and 1 Reagan, fed on small rations, the five make slow progress across Germany towards Holland and the coast. They secure Nazi uniforms from some unwary sentries who patrol lonely bridge-heads. They gamble the chances of being shot as spies against the chance of escaping with vital military information secured from Massey’s office. Through sheer luck, they board a luxurious but empty private car attached to a hospital train bound for Berlin. As the train nears its destination they are discovered by a guard who mistaking them for Nazi soldiers with no business in the car, forces them out. In Berlin, the story gets more exciting as the five outsmart the Gestapo and set fire to a large plant that manufactures incendiary bombs. They meet Kaethe Brahms, played by Nancy Coleman, a girl who, living inside Germany does her best to help the Allied cause and sabotage the Nazis. It is through her they are able to reach Holland and make their eventual escape to England.

REGENT THEATRE— To-night: “Now Voyager” starring Bette Davis and Paul Henreid. Starring Bette Davis and Paul Henreid, “Now Voyager,” is showing at the Regent Theatre to-night. Miss Davis has a role that calls for the finest of acting in the story of a New England gjrl who rescues herself from her inhibitions. She is unattractive to start with, but later becomes a charming woman of the world who, through love, finds the courage to rebel against her tyrannical mother, a strict disciplinarian who has dominated her all her life, and interfered in the simplest of her pleasures. Bette forms a hatred for her mother which culminates in her having a nervous breakdown. After a period at Dr. Jacquith’s rest home, he advises her to go on a trip before returning to face her mother. During the voyage she meets and falls in love with Jerry (Paul Henreid), an unhappily married man whose love for his child keeps him attached to his invalid wife. Despite the fact that their love can never reach its ultimate, her relationship with Jerry enables her to return home a completely changed woman, both in appearance and mentality.

R.S.A. DANCE Followers of dancing are reminded of the grand dance, in aid of the R.S.A. building fund to be held in the Town Hall this evening. The committee have been working hard during the week, and the floor has undergone a special preparation. The main attraction will bo the orchestra, comprising Eileen Warwick (piano), Coleen Moore (violin), Seena Dowell (piano-accordeon), Charley Elley (saxaphone), and Bob Hall (drums). They are all well known players, and will be making their first appearance as an orchestra. There will be a special Monte-Carlo for recently returned servicemen. Roll up, and spend an enjoyable evening, as well as helping a worthy cause.