ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 October 1948, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

Opera House mwaUT- “The Exile.” starring Fairbanks, jun, and Mana starring Douglas F ai F" banks (jun.) and featuring -Maria Montez. Paule Croset and Henry Daniel, is showing at the Opera House. . J The swashbuckling story concerns Kina Charles II in the year 1660, when he was in exile in Holland from Ins political enemies, Oliver Cromwells fanatical'followers. While there he falls in love with a Dutch farm girl Miss Croset, although he spends a good deal nf his time with a former sweetheart from France, portrayed by Miss MonS Despite the two lovely women Fairbanks as King Charles is concerned ma’nlv with overthrowing Cromwells despotic rule, and the story revolves around his sword fights and narrow escapes from his enemies which, of course, he does successfully.

Regent Theatre TONIGHT: ‘'Cass Timberlane” starring Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner, Zachary Scott. °nencer Ttracy, Lana Turner and Zacharv Scott are co-starred in “Cass Timberlane” the engrossing story of a conservative small-town judge who marries a headstrong young girl from the wrong end of the town. Their marriage is threatened from every side hv town gossip and class prejudice, but most of all by the attentions of suave, handsome Brad Criley played by Zachary Scott. Spencer Tracy turns m his usual excellent performance as the honest, amiable, Cass, while Lana Turner is superb as the unpredictable Jinnv Marshland. Zachary Scott fits easily into the role of the “other man’ and the three stars are ably supported by a strong cast.