AMUSEMENTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21922, 17 January 1946, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

King's. —A brilliant cast of names, famous in the stage and screen world, appear in Gainsborough’s “Dear Octopus/* the film version of tho play by Dodic Smith, which is being screened at the King’s Theatre. Each part was chosen after careful study of the actor or actress best suited for it. and the result is the most satisfying casting yet seen in a British picture. Margaret Lockwood and Michael Wilding co-star; as Penny, the friend and companion to the Randolph family, and Nicholas Randolph, with whom she is in love. Regent.—“ The Unseen/' which heads the programme at the Regent, is a tense, dramatic story laden with suspense. There are not many moments for audience relaxation in this mystery film—the rapid pace of events does not allow for it. For comparison’s sake. “The Unseen” might be said to have many of the same elements of “The Uninvited,'* “Suspicion,” “Gaslight” and others of that type. Joel McCrea. Gail Russell and Herbert Marshall head tho large cast. Majestic.—" The Fighting Sea boos,** telling an engrossing story about fighting men and the women they love, commences to-day. Much has been written about Ibis ingenious naval fighting unit and its brilliant accomplishments have thrilled many thousands of readers. Little is known, however, about its inner mechanism, and of the men who comprise the Seabees. A strong cast of players is headed by John Wayne, Susan Hayward and Dennis O'Keefe. The associate mystery-drama is "A Scream in the Dark.”