ENTERTAINMENTS Opera House

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 August 1949, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS Opera House

TONIGHT: “Sealed Verdict.” “Sealed Verdict,” a story of post-war fraternisation set in post-war Germany, stars Milland with glamorous Florence Marly, who makes her Amencan screen debut as the mysterious Parisian model appearing in defence of the Nazi general known as the “Scarface Mass Murderer of Leemach. The lovely girl, for reasons. Millana must learn, believes in the innocence of the General and risks being branded a collaborationist to testify in his favour. Then there is the General’s mother, a sweet-faced old lady, to whom Ray goes for some clue as to the whereabouts of proof of her son’s guilt. Milland is shocked to find her a vindictive, unrepentant Nazi who would rather see her son hang than relinquish one Bit of what she considers the Fatherland’s' glory. There is also the 17-year-old fraulein sweetheart of Milland’s aide, who, about to become a mother, shoots and kills him when he tells her he has been ordered home. Regent Theatre NOW SHOWING: “The Great Waltz.” “The Great Waltz” has returned to the Regent Theatre. Originally ‘presented here several years ago it has remained in the minds and the hearts of all who have been privileged to witness it. The glorious music of Johann Strauss, the breathtaking beauty of old Vienna, the gaiety, The laughter of happy people living-in a fairyland of beautiful melodies . . . these are the qualities of this superb film. As Strauss, you will see Fernand .Gravet, has his wife Poldi, Luise Rainer and, as Carla, the beautiful opera singer who wins his heart, Milizi Korjus.