AMUSEMENTS
Majestic.—M.G.M.’a new comedy drama. "Undercover Girl,” stars Ann Southern in her popular "Maisie” role. The film tells of the vivacious blonde's adventures in the police force. Yea. Ann is a policewoman in "Undercover Girl” and she has many thrilling and hilarious adventures while pursuing a gang of “confidence” tricksters. The aasociate feature, "I Cover Big Town,” is a thrilling newspaper comedy-drama starring Robert Lowery and Hillary Brooke. The programme includes “The Scarlet Horseman.” King’s.—The comedy “Honeymoon” shows how dangerous it is to attempt marriage in a foreign country without knowing all the answers, and the care consular officials should take in not mixing official with private business. Barbara Ohmsted (Shirley Temple) has arranged to meet and marry Corporal Phil Vaughan (Guy Madison) in Mexico City, and an appeal is made to the U.S. Vice-Consul, David Flunner (Franchot Tone), to help them through. Eventually Planner gets the couple before a judge, and leaves them, thinking that all is well. But it is not so. Regent.—With the most lavish score ever offered in a Deanna Durbin firm. Universal International's “Something In The Wind,” now showing at the Regent, presents a rollicking round of lyrical and musical entertainment in the fast-moving story of a girl who gets involved in a multi-millionaire family’s scramble for respectability. The singing star and clowning O’Connor knock the stuffing out of the family’s stuffiness with their hilarious routines and catchy songs. John Dali makes his reappearance on the screen for the first time since his memorable characterisation in "The Corn Is Green.” The songs in this production are a delight. “Tony Draws A Horse.”—That sparkling comedy. "Tony Draws A Horse.” will be staged by the Repertory Society for a two-night season on May 3 and 4. First produced in 1939 in Loudon with a cast headed by Lilian Braithwaite, this play has proved an outstanding success wherever staged. With a modern setting, witty dialogue, and a strong local cast, the society is confident that patrons will enjoy an excellent evening's entertainment, Members' preferential booking opens on Thursday, April 22.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22617, 21 April 1948, Page 7
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342AMUSEMENTS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22617, 21 April 1948, Page 7
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