AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 13 December 1938, Page 12

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House “CONDEMNED WOMEN.” A sensational prison drama of| hearts in bondage, in which no punches are pulled, “Condemned Women,” starring Sally Eilers and Louis Hayward, will be finally screened at the Opera to-day and tonight. Hands that were made for caressing clutch at cold steel bars, as they live in a torture of hate and fear as a heedless world moves on. See the secrets of a women’s penitentiary revealed in this stirring drama. “THE RENEGADE RANGER.” Offering an abundance of riding action, adventure and romance to screen patrons RKO Radio’s new George O’Brien’ picture, “The Renegade Ranger,” will be screened at the Opera House to-morrow and Thursday. The noted outdoor star is at fiis best in a fast-moving and suspenseful film, of this type, and he gives a brilliant performance as the hard-hitting Texas Ranger hero, with the charming Rita Hayworth as a delightful and convincing heroine. The story deals with an exciting episode on the border, with O’Brien assigned to follow and capture a Mexican girl accused of murdering a ranchman. Penetrating to her mountain retreat, the Ranger finds himself falling in love with the girl and also becoming convinced of her innocence, but his duty as an officer requires that he bring her back for trial. When his identity is discovered the girl’s followers condemn him to death, but he escapes, rescues the girl from a surprise attack engineered by her enemies and takes her to gaol. Again imperilled when a lynching party takes her from the gaol and is about to kill her, the heroine once more is saved by the Ranger, who manages finally to clear her name and to arrest the real criminals. Others in cast include Ray Whitley, Tim Holt and William Doyle,

Regent Theatre “THE LADY ESCAPES." Treating lightly the housekeeping of two married lovers, who hold hands mainly to keep their fists from flying, “The Lady Escapes,” Twentieth Cen-tury-Fox’s mirthful matrimonial hit, opens to-day at the Regent Theatre, A pair of rough-and-tumble sweethearts who just can’t leave love enough alone, Gloria Stuart and Michael Whalen are featured in a martial version of marital life which finally culminates in an attempt to find a second husband for Gloria before Michael gets Reno-vated. The chase leads across the Atlantic, with Gloria, who is really chasing her husband, ostensibly in pursuit of George Sanders, a French playwright. Michael, not knowing that actually he is the pursued, is chasing his wife, and the ensuing international complications, involving also Cora Witherspoon ■- and Gerald Oliver-Smith, make for: a generally joyous occasion for man or maid, married or unmarried. The desire of Michael, to find his wife a second husband is soon ended, however, in his new-found effort to remain her first and only, and the film ends on a note of hilarity and a clean sweep of all the hilarious machinations of the script writers. “WALKING DOWN BROADWAY.” Six girls, living and loving within the shadows of Broadway’s bright lights, are the leading characters in “Walking Down Broadway,” 20th. Century-Fox hit opening Thursday at the Regent Theatre. The heartcatching story of their desperation and longing, laughter and ’ triumph, makes a picture as brightly exciting as Broadway itself. “MISSING WITNESSES.” Dick PurcelT has one of the handiest collecting hobbies that of short film “cuts” of notable pictures. He is featured with ' John Litel and Jean Dale in “Missing Witnesses.” 'Die four-inch strips of film are bound in books of the same size with casts and picture title printed on the pages between. Dick is to be seen in “Missing Witnesses,” at the Regent Theatre. GLADSTONE WIND-UP BALL. Specidl arrangements to cater for a record crowd, have been made for the Grand Annual Wind-up Ball at Gladstone on Saturday night next. The excellent floor needs no commendation, and the quality of the supper will- be even better than previous efforts by the Ladies’ Committee. Plenty of novelties will be provided, with the best modern and old time music. Gladstone will be the happy rendezvous of hundreds of West Coast dancers bn Saturday next.