ENTERTAINMENTS Opera House

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 October 1949, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS Opera House

“Angel ‘ and the Badman” starring John .Wayne and Gail Russell. An absorbing romantic out-door , adventure film, highlighted by a stirringly beautiful love theme, unfolds on the screen of the Opera House in “Angel and the Badman.” . An . outdoor sago, it has an unusual emotional twist, that moviegoers are certain to find intriguing in “Angel and the' Badman.” Starring John Wayne and Gail Russell and featuring Harry Carey. Bruce Cabot and-irene Rich, the story reveals .that of . a man who is torn. between his love for violence and his love for. a Quaker girl. Wayne performs at his very best as the impulsive Quirt Evans, while Gail Russell, co-starred as Penny, seeks to free him from the gun-toting she deems sinful.

Regent Theatre "A Woman’s Secret.” An interesting and “different” story dealing with the entertainment world is told in “A. Woman’s Secret;” with - Maureen O’Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame and Bill Williams in the stellar roles. In an unusual characterisation, Miss O’Hara ■ portrays a once-successful

singer who, after her own voice goes, furthers the career of a younger girl and builds her into a big radio name with the . help of a musician friend, : Douglas. But the celebrity gets into i a marital jam and, despondent, tries to | kill herse?(4. , With ■ a., mistaken notion of salvaging the girl’s career, Miss O’Hara assumes blame for the girl s wound, and is locked up on a charge of attempted murder.'• Douglas, convinced that she is lying, sets about the difficult task of clearing her with the police.: The result is a thoroughly absorbing drama.