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Grey River Argus, 8 February 1941, Page 10

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Now Showing:—“HE MARRIED Hlo WIFE!” and “CHARLIE chan IN PANAMA.” “HE MARRIED HIS WFE.” The hilarious romantic comedy “He Matned His Wife,” co-starring Joel McCrea and Nancy Ke.ly, w<ln Roland Young, Mary Boland, Catsur Romero, Mary Heaiy and Lyle L.ubot in featured roles, now showing at the Opera House. Tne story is a gay, informal taie which opens on a scene uetween Joel and Nancy, celebrating the first anniversary of their divorce. Joel, who is liable for a phenomenal amount ot alimony, is a bit behind in his latest payment and Nancy immediately has him jaiied. She does this not out of a vindictive sp.rit, however, but because she still loves him and wants to bring Joei to nis senses if possible. It was his passion lor norses and horse raong that caused the divorce and it is this same passion tnat is keep.ng them ap-.-.rl and delaying his payments. With the help of his lawyer, Romad Young, Joel decides to marry Nancy to someone else so he will be no mnger obligated, and just the kind of a man an ex-husband would pick to marry hi s wife turns up in the person of Lyle Talbot, an old friend. Talbot’s a rather colourless fellow even though he has just returned from two years in Persia. When Mary Boland invites them all for a week-end party at her home, Joel senses this will be his opportunity to foster a romance between Nancy and Talbot. He arranges for moonlight, perfect weather and appropriate music, but .his, plans ar? thwarted when the handsome and romantic Cesar Romero turns up to pay clashing attentions to Nancy. The hilarious results of th'.s comedy of errors make for a really enjoyable movie evening. “CHARLIE CHAN IN PANAMA.” A fiendish plot t»? destroy the Panama Canal and trap the fleet in the wrecked locks is the challenge faced by the famous Earl Derr Biggers sleuth in “Charlie Chan in Panama." Th e latest of the 20th Century-Fox pictures, featuring Sidney Toler m the title role, now showing at the Opera House, with Jean Rogers, Lionel Atwill, Mary Nash, Sen Yung, Kane Richmond, Chris-Pin Martin, Lionel Royce, Helen Ericson asd Jack La Rue featured in the supportmg cast. With the main body of the fleet stationed in the Pacific, but requiring immediate, unhindered access to I he Atlantic, keeping the Canal open becomes vitally necessary to the ' current naval strategy. So well have the defences been developed that attack offers practically 110 menace. Sabotage, then, becomes the principal to the ship artery s safety? and it is such an attempt which motivates the thrilling story of “Charlie Chan in Panama.” With th e great locks mined, and the man who might avert the disaster murdered, Chan cleverly weeds out the many suspects and, Wxth 60 seconds

left, risks his life on a daring lastminute stratagem. >