AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 25 July 1941, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House Now Showing: “Argentine Nights”, starring the Ritz Brothers. “ARGENTINE NIGHTS.”

Sparkling with new songs, fast comedy, and an array of colourful dances. Universal’s gay, smart film musical comedy “Argentine? Nights”’ is now showing at the Opera House, with the Ritz Brothers and the Andrew Sisters as its co-stars. Never have the three comedians cavorted to more hilarious effect, whilst their antics will bring more spontaneous laughter from the audience than anything they have offered since their earliest film successes. For the Andrews Sisters, famous swing trio who are presented for the first time on the screen, the picture marks an auspicious debut. In the same spectacular style of singing which has lifted tnem to favour .on phonograph records, the radio and stage, the girls .introduce four new songs. “Hit the “The New Lick,” “Oh. Ho Loves Me,” and “Rhumboogie,” and register a definite hit The R’.tfc Brothers present “The Spirit of 77 B”, a muscal satire, and “Brooklynonga” as important highlights of the film. Constance Moore and George Reeves, a screen newcomer, are delightful as the romantic interest in the screenplay. Mi's Moore sings “Once Upon a Dream” and “Holl of the Mountain Queen.” and Reeves continues “Amigo We Go Riding To-night,’

The story shows the hilarious Ritzes taking a group of pretty girl et.iertainers into the pampas country. Four beauties who stand out are Peggy Moran, Anne Nagel, Kathryn Adams and Julie Duncan. Tops are the scenes in which the Ritzes do a riotous impersonation of the Andrews Sisters during a smppoard party. Regent Now Showing: “All This And Heaven Too.” The story from the best selling novel, “All This and Heaven Too, by Rachael Field will be shown in a film. Bette Davis and Charles Boyer are the stars. Jeffrey Lynn, Barbara O’Neil, Virginia Weidler, Henry Daniell, Walter Hampden, George Coulouris head the featured supporting cast. Directed by Anatole Litvak from the screen play by Casey Robinson, based on Miss Field s novel, “All This and Heaven Too,” is a deep-stirring romance based on actual events in the life of an ancestress of Rachael Field. The film marks the momentous first meeting of Bette Davis and Charles Boyer as a co-starring team. _ „ „ “All This and Heaven Too,” the novel, was the story of Rachael Field’s own great-aunt from the time she, a young girl with a past somewhat shrouded in mystery, left temporary refuge in England to return to France, her birthplace, there to become governess in the household of the Due de Praslin, royalist, close to King Louis Phillipe. Plans are now open at the theatre

Patrons are advised to make early reservations as booking will be heavy for this outstanding attraction.