AMUSEMENTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21605, 6 January 1945, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

e Majestic.—Another Englishman, George • Form by. has taken on the mantle of Hie y inimitable Chaplin. Mis popularity with the lighting men is undoubted, as was - proved when ho recently undertook an entori Liinment itinerary of the military camps in - England. And in “Gunner George,” which commences on Monday, he is just as suc- - 00-sful as a mirth-provoker as Chaplin was : ju “Shouhlor Arms.” The associate feature is ‘1 he Singing Hill,’ starring Gene Autrv : and Mur.v Loo. King’s.—-A story of the gay life at the end > of the last century is screened iu the Techni- • ‘‘flour Him “Heaven Can Wait,” which commenced at the King’s yesterday. Gene Tierney : and Don Aineche are in the principal roles, !’ 5:1 they are supported by a big cast of well- . known artists, including Charles Coburn, Marjorie Main, and Laird Cregar. Playing the role ol an heiress who is having her first 1 taste of the brighter side of New York life Gene Tierney accepts the love of the Irresponsible son of a rich New York family, and marries hint. I Regent.—“A Guy Named Joe.” Metro i Goluv.yu-Mayer’s now approach to drama, is . showing to crowded houses at the Regent theatre. Brilliantly teamed for the first (inn- are Spencer Tracy—back in the type . o! role best suited *to his talent—-and Irene Dunne. It. is a romantic story of the . fighter pilots anti is described as the best iUm of its type since “Test Pilot.” Lionel . Barrymore and Van Johnson have supporting roles.