AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 12 February 1938, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House “LOVE ON THE RUN.” Joan Crawford and Clark Gable have the time of their lives in their new co-starring picture, “Love on the Run,” which will be finally screened to-day and to-night at the Opera House, and it is a safe bet that the film public viewing this picture will have the time of its life as well. Not in a long time has there been a picture which has the freshness,. gaiety and spontaneity of “Love on the Run." Acted to perfection by its ace team of stars with the support of Franchot Tone, Reginald Owen, Mona Barrie and others, the new offering has that combination of wit, charm and pulsating action which marked such earlier hits as ■ “The Thin Man” and “It Happened One Night.” Miss Crawford, stunningly photographed, has never been more vibrant than in her present role of the American heiress who on the verge of marrying a nobleman finds out just in time that it is her money rather than herself that he is after. In an attempt to escape from interviewers, she rushes pell-mell into the arms of Gable, playing an American correspondent, and consequently finds herself immersed in a series of hairbreadth escapes involving Franchot Tone as a rival reporter, and a clever pair of ; Continental swindlers. In the tangled events that ensue Gable captures not only a first rate story for his paper but also a charming bride. “STREET SINGER’S RETURN." . “The Street Singer's Return,” which comes to the Opera House »on Monday and Tuesday, is a sparkling musical comedy romance. Arthur Tracy plays the part of Uncle Sam to charming little Margaret Lockwood. The two earn their daily bread by street singing, and when Arthur Tracy, a successful stage star “walks out” on a musical show, still dressed for his role as a beggar, he is taken as a partner. With the aid of Sam he burgles his own home and the pair are caught by the police. From this riotously funny situation the films moves to a romantic climax. In “Street Singer’s Return,” which introduces six new song hits, Tracy promises to sing his .way to even greater heights of popularity. The new song hits include “Halfway to Heaven,” “Street Serenade,” and “Haround El Raschid.” which promise to rival even “The Whistling Waltz.” Supporting Arthur Tracy is a big celebrity cast, headed by Arthur Riscoe, Margaret Lockwood, ftadicz and Landauer, famous comedy duettists, and Hugh Wakefield. Resent Theatre “BAR 20 RIDES AGAIN.” “Bar 20 Rides Again” will be screened to-day at the Popeye matinee at the Regent. This is one of the Hopalong Cassidy series, starring William Boyd. There will also be “Popeye” and “Betty Boop” cartoons while the usual free gifts and lucky seats will be given away. “CHAN AT THE OLYMPICS." Pitted against the most appalling odds of his career, Charlie Chan now sets a new world’s record for thrills before a stadium jammed with cheering sport fans. When death fires the starting gun, the wily Chinese is off on his greatest case in "Charlie Chan at the Olympics,” Twentieth Cen tury-Fox hit featuring Warner Olan-i again in the title role, which opens to-day at the Regent Theatre. Earl Derr Biggers’ famous Oriental detective defies the murderous threats ol a death-dealing ring of international spies who strike terror into the Olympic sports arena, and who strike at Chan himself through his “number one” son, Keye Luke, in their bold efforts to seize a secret radio-control device from the government. Katherine de Mille and C. Henry Gordon, the canny leaders of the espionage group, provide the philosophical sleuth with the most baffling technicalities he has ever encountered, further complicating the situation by their duping of Pauline Moore and Allan Lane, featured in the romantic leads. Cleverly substituting a radio direction-indicator for the secret apparatus, Chan plants his bait where the spies will have trouble getting it, and consequently do. Tuning in on the direction-indicator, Chan and' the police have no difficulty in discovering the hide-out of the gang, but this, however, turns out to be only the beginning of the excitement, which culminates in the most stirring climax of the thrilling Chan series. The screen play by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan, based on an original story by Paul Burger, was directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, with John Stone as associate producer, and marks the fourteenth in the highly popular series featuring the adventures of Charlie Chan.’ NEW MARINA DANCE BAND. The New Marina Dance Band Company, a band of talented musicians, announce that they have taken over the Marina Dance Band from the former leader, Mr Ron Stopforth The new company fulfilled its first .engagement at the Ngahere Sports Club’s ball last week and scored an immediate success. The Dance Band is now open for further engagements for the current season, under the leadership of Charlie Elley.