AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 29 May 1935, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House LAUGHING AT LIFE WITH “MO” Strike Me Lucky” is the funniest thing that ever happened with Australia’s great comedian, ”Mo” (Roy Rene) in a movie of a million laughs. Every split second is a merry “moment.” Imagine “Mo” as an out-of-work, who gets a lucky break and finds himself an assistant in a pawnbroker’s shop. “Mo” doesn’t hold that job long. Bad luck, just when he wanted to help the Dopa of the most lovabh* ■little lassie. Dopa really was a millionaire, but “Mo” didn’t know that, so he becomes a vacuum cleaner salesman. This proved no ” clean-up” however. The ‘‘big-hearted benefactor” becomes an undertaker’s assistant. This work is far too grave and he’s soon out again. A good mine then looms on the horizon and with his pal, Donald, the Scotsman, he sets off on a tandem bicycle. They fall into the hands of a gang of toughs, who set out after the comedy couple in a fast aeroplane. Naturally they soon overtake “Mo” and Don pedalling along on a pushbike, and then begins an exciting chase with the pursued “taking off” in th 3 enemy ’plane. Can you imagine “Mo” piloting a plane?” It’s the funniest film that ever convulsed an audience, i with “Mo” at the control. Yvonne Banvard, Lorraine Smith, Dan Agar, John D’Arcy and little Pamela Bevan head the big supporting cast. Regent Theatre ‘•FASHIONS OF 1934.” “ b'ashion.o of 1934” the Firsit National production, with William Powell in the stellar role will b<» screened at the Regent Theatre' at this afternoon's matinee, to-night ami to-mor-row night. The picture combines hilarious comedy with glamorous romance, and a mammoth spectacle, the latter staged by Busby Berkeley, 'the musical comedy director whose flair for the unique and bizarre is exemplified in “ Boot light Parade,” “Gold D’iggers of 1933,” “42nd Street,” and other pictures. Tho prize number in “Fashions of 1934” is a most unusual spectacle in which 200 beautiful ginls do a fan dance in rhythm to music furnished by a harp orchestra. The picture is basically comedy drama in which William Powell as a high pressure pro- ' mot er, corners the Paris fashion mar- , kot and sets himself up as the king of fashions. Betle Davis plays opposite Powell as his co-conspi rat or and vies for his love with Verree Teasdale, who is seen in the character of an American show girl masquerading as a Russian Grand Duchess. With two such comedians as Frank McHugh and Hugh Herbert teamed up, fun is irrepressible Verree Teasdale, who sings as well a>> she acts, renders a catchy song in the musical comedy show within the main show of the picture. The remainder of the cas’t is selected from talented artists of both stage and screen and includes such players as Reginald ()w en, Henry O’Neull|, Phillip Reed, Gordon Westcott, Dorothy Burress, Nelin Walker, Spencer Charters anti Harry Beresford.