AMUSEMENTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22698, 24 July 1948, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

Majestic.—Melodious is the word for “The Jolson Story,” for everywhere in the re-telling of this panorama of show business appear the beloved tunes that Jolson made famous and which remain just as famous today. There is no segment of his past, whether it be vaudeville and burlesque days in the hinterlands, years of successive hits on Broadway, or his career in Hollywood, that does not conjure up at least half a dozen haunting melodies; now, they are all together in one imposing film. Larry Parks, as Jolson, comes into prominence as a new star.

King’s.—Presenting one of the most powerful “suspense” stories ever seen on the British screen, Two Cities’ “Uncle Silas,” is now showing at the King's Theatre. Not. only docs this film present a powerful story, but also a powerful cast, headed by Jean Simmons, Katina Paxinou and Derrick do Marney. Silas is a wicked unede to end all wicked uncles and his murderous attempts on the life of his little niece, Caroline, in order to control her wealth, are the ingredients for full-blooded melodrama. This production gives 18-ycnr-old Jean Simmons her first starring role, and yet another chance to prove her outstanding dramatic abilities.

Regent.—Lana Turner has the most dramatic role of her career ns the heroine of “Green Dolphin Street,” M.G.M.’s spectacular ndventure drama now screening at the Regent Theatre. Here she is shown with Richard Hart, the man whose love she wins after perilous experiences together in an earthquake, shipwreck and native uprising in New Zealand. Van Heflin, Donna Reed and Frank Morgan are other principals in an all-name cast.