AMUSEMENTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21978, 23 March 1946, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

Regent.—A fast-moving, suspense-packed mystery, “The Maltese Falcon,” which began its season at the Regent yesterday, brings together an able cast in a most entertaining picture. Based on a novel by Dashioll Hammett, whose “Thin Man” stories are well known to screen patrons, “The Maltese Falcon” is interlaced with comedy and romance in that author’s inimitable fashion. As for the mystery, even the most able armchair detectives will have a hard time putting the finger on the murderer before the screen detives does.

Majestic.—lf you like rip-roaring melodrama, with bad men at play on the notorious Barbary coast of San Francisco, you will enjoy "Flame of Bnrbary Coast,” now screening at the Majestic. In a nutshell, this blazing, all-action story tells of the battle of wits as well as guns of Duke Fergus (John Wayne) and Tito Morell (Joseph Shildkraut), crooked gambler and boss of the best-known hells in San Francisco. Duke, a .strapping cattle man from Montana, visits the city to collect a debt, but loses his all. The associate feature is “Mystery Broadcast.” King’s.—ln the film now showing at the King’s Theatre. Betty Smith’s “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," a great and new kind of motion picture is seen. Seldom before has any motion picture so probed the depths of the hearts of real, flesh-and-blood people. Seldom has the screen been so filled with such richness, tenderness and joyous understanding as is revealed in 20th Century-Fox’s beautiful filmisntion of this best-seller of best-sellers. “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" is the perfect filming of the novel that has made millions laugh, cry and cheer. ‘The Amazing Mr. Rooklyn."—lnterest has been expressed as to the nationality of “Mr. Rooklyn." He was born in London, of Russian parentage, and started his magical tricks at the age of 13. and although only 40 years of age now, has been performing his illusions for the past 18 years, throughout the British Isles, Eire, Africa, America and now New Zealand. He was specially engaged to tench Grade Fields r.ll those magical tricks that she performed in the film “Shipyard Sally." The three-night Gisborne season commences at the Opera House on Friday. March 29. The box plans are now open at Tattersall and Bayly’s. A matinee is announced for Saturday, March 30.