AMUSEMENTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22439, 20 September 1947, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

Majestic.—Red Skelton provides a feast of laughter in the M.G.M.’s new comedy, “The Show-Otr." He gives a lecture on how to wash a baby. He gives a demonstration of how to drive a ear. He does a snappy rhumba, plays a piano and sings, and his quiz programme is a comedy high-light. Others in the cast are Marilyn Maxwell, Marjorie Main, Virginia O'Brien and “Rochester.” The featurottes include a Pete Smith novelty and a “Crime Does Not Pay” short. King.—There is a definite period charm about “The Magic Bow,” the British picture now at the King’s Theatre. This is in brief the story so far as is known of the outstanding episodes in the life of the great Paganini, the finest violinist the world has ever known, and renowned composer of difficult music for his instrument. To some people the most remarkable feature of this fascinating film is the shadow violin playing of Stewart Granger. The real performer is Yehudi Menuhin. Regent.—Add “Cheyenne," Warner Bros.’ new super-Westcrn which heads the programme to the list of outstanding films which record the thrilling saga of the settling of America's great Northwest. It blends successfully all the elements that make up an exciting outdoor drama—vicious gun-play, stirring hand-to-hand fights, romance, comedy and breath-taking outdoor eequences. Starring such film favourites as Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyman, Janis Paige and Bruce Bennett, "Cheyenne” meets the demands of the most exacting Western film fan, and maintains the high standard set by “San Antonio,” “Dodge City” and "Santa Kc Trail.”