AMUSEMENTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22571, 26 February 1948, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

King’s —"Christmas Eve” should attract its share of patronage tonight. Seventy-year-nld Matilda Reed CAnn Harding) believes that with Christmas comes redemption, pardon and pence. She has been harassed through her worthless nephew's effort to have her declared mentally unfit. Matilda, who resists, says that she does not mind either of the three wards, Michael, Mario or Jonathan managing her affairs, but not Phillip. These wards are a tough lot, however, but none is so black ap Phillip, fo Judge Alston decides that Matilda Reed is of sound mind. _ Regent—A haunting love story told in gripping dramatic scenes and moments of beautiful music is the new attraction, "Time Out of Mind." Adapted from Rachel Field’s classic novel, the film relates the stubborn struggle of a woman to win the man she wants. He is a musical genius, often veal: nnd irresponsible. but she nevertheless devotes her life to attain him. This is Phyllis Calvert's first American-made picture. A fine actress, she possesses beauty and a rare dramatic gift. Robert Hutton is the boy. Majestic.—The new programme today is headed by "Wild Beauty," a delightful story of an outcast boy nnd a beautiful horse. It is packed with thrills and adventure. Tho associate feature is "Fog Island,” a drama of greed and revenge unfolded against the eerie background of a desolate, mysterious isle on the Carolina Coast, and stars Lionel Atwill, Jerome Cosvan and George Zucco.