AMUSEMENTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22818, 13 December 1948, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

King's.—"lf You Knew Susie," which is now showing, is a merry comedy highlighted by scintillating tunes, and starring Eddie Cantor and Joan Davis. Ranging from the hilarious difliculties encountered by two vaudevillians when they attempt to turn their ancestral manse into a night club, the comedy develops into subtle satire when the plot moves into the farthest reaches of Congressional complications. With a smart cast and girls, the show maintains a high level of levity. Regent.—" The Paradino Case,” now showing at the Regent, is an excellent drama and Alfred Hitchcock has gathered a cast of outstanding players—Gregory Peck. Ann Todd. Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Ethel Barrymore, Valli and Louis Jourdan—who give almost flawless performances. Robert Hitchens' story tells of the trial of Mrs. Paradine (Valli), charged with the poisoning of her blind husband. She is defended by brilliant counsel Tony Keane (Gregory Peck), who falls under the spell of her great beauty. Majestic.-—Commencing at 7.30, two big Technicolour productions comprise the current programme. The fine singing and music, the brilliantly-coloured settings, the gorgeous costumes. glamorous romantic exchanges make “The Song of Scheherazade," an enjoyable film. The associate feature in colour, "Sudan," stars Jon Hal! and laria Montez and is packed with action, romance and adventure.