REGENT THEATRE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11404, 3 January 1931, Page 6

REGENT THEATRE

“A LADY TO LOVE”

• Vilma Banky, Hungarian film star, and Victor Seastrom, director, will make a joint entrance into the alltalking picture field when Miss Hanky’s starring vehicle. "A Lady to Love’ is shown at the Regent at 2 p.mi to-day. The picture contains an exceptional cast which includes Eo. bert Ames, direct from . Gloria Swanson’s “The Trespasser’’; Edward G. Robinson. Lloyd Ingraham, George Davis, Anderson Law. ler, Gum Chin, Richard: Carle and Henry LArmetta. It is stated that the scenes of “A Lady to Love.” laid in a California vineyard, required the largest sound stage ever to be built at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in Culver City, and. necessitated constniction of an entire group of farm buildings and landscaping of a halfacre of ground. The story concerns a ■ San Francisco waitress who accepts a proposal of marriage by mail on tho strength of" a photograph of her suitor. When she arrives on her' potential husband’s farm she discovers him to he an Italian of fifty who has inserted a photograph of his young Irish assistant through fear of being refused at sight of liis. own face. He had hoped to win the girl over by showing herhow happy he could make a haven of comfort and congeniality. When the old Italian is hurt in an automobile accident, Lena, the girl, consents to marry him and to nui-se him back to health. The constant presence of the young Irishman eventually leads to a catastrophy which is finally brought to a satisfactory' conclusion. All talkie featnrettes consisting of a Metrotone News an all. talking comedy ■“Doctor’s Orders’’ and Frances White a musical comedy star, will also be shown..