ENTERTAINMENTS Opera House

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 February 1948, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS Opera House

Finally Tonight: “The Mighty McGurk” and “The Shanghai Cobra.” Commencing Tomorrow: “Brewster’s Millions,” starring Dennis O’Keefe and Helen Walker.

Everyone has toyed with the delicious fantasy of “how to spend a million dollars,” if it should ever fall into our laps, but to spend it in two months’ time opens up a new line of thought. It just isn’t easy, as Monty Brewster, played by Dennis O’Keefe, soon finds out in “Brewster’s Millions,” commencing at the Opera House tomorrow. The plot concerns Monty Brewster, who, immediately after his discharge from Uncle Sam’s Army, finds that he has inherited a vast fortune from an eccentric uncle in South America. But there’s a string attached to his good luck. His uncle left a clause in his will that Monty must spend 1,000,000 dollars flat in two months’ time before he can inherit the remaining 7,000,000. His idea was that Monty would get so sick of money by this quick-spending spree that he would be wiser about handling the balance. None of it can be handed over to charity, and none must be spent on what the will terms “permanent assets.” So Monty really has a task on his hands.

Regent Theatre Finally Tonight: “While the Sun Shines,” with Ronald Howard, Barbara White. Commencing Tomorrow: “Welcome Stranger,” starring Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald and Joan Caulfield. Now it is “Doctor” BiaJ Crosby, and he has a sure-cure for the. blues in “Welcome Stranger.” Assisting in this “operation business” are Barry Fitzgerald and Joan Caulfield. “Welcome Stranger” is a down-to-earth human story of life in a typically small New England community. Bing is cast as a cocky, easy-going doctor who agrees to substitute for the, town’s beloved old practitioner while the later takes a long-delayed vacation. The old physiciari, played by Fitzgerald, leads the town in resenting Bing’s light-hearted attitude, his unprofessional manner, his sartorial splendor and his big city ways. However, it isn’t too long before the, Crosby charm makes itself felt. He livens up the town’s square dances, teaches Barry to sing while he fishes, charms the lovely Miss Caulfield, and is soon the champion of the people. But the wander-lust is on him again, and he is prepared to leave when the happiness of his friend, Barry, is threatened. Bing lingers to straighten things out, and is himself cured of roaming by the love of Joan Caulfield,