AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 24 November 1942, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House Now Showing: “Yokel Boy” and “Dude Cowboy.” “YOKEL BOY” Described as the gayest, craziest comedy of the year Yokel Boy, now showing at the Opeia House, has everything to entertain you —riotous comedy gorgeous girls, hit songs, and music. jhe hilarity of the proceedings springs from the comic situations in which a notorious gangster goes to Hollywood to star in a picture about his life, then attempts to put the entn e film city under his rule. Starring Albert Dekker, who has rarely been cast in a comedy characterisation, is superb as Buggsie Malone, slow-wit-ted racketeer with histrionic ambitions, and with him the ever popular Joan Davis as his scatter-brain sister, and Eddie Foy junr. seen as the “Yokel Boy” who, on the strength of his reputation as the nation’s most loyal movie fan is hired by Mammoth Studios as their “ideal man and is responsible for Dekker s visit to filmdom. The supporting cast includes Alan Mowbray, Lynne Carvei and Roscoe Karns.

“DUDE COWBOY” One of the most exciting of the popular Tim Holt series of Westerns “Dude Cowboy”, now showing at the Opera House, discloses an abundance of fast action, gun P la .v, a pleasing romance, and plenty or comedy, all interspersed with typical songs of the range. Laid in Nevada the story concerns the mysterious disappearance of a U.S. Government, engraver, whom the treasui'y department has reason to believe has been kidnapped and in which a young rancher is assigned the job as the nephew of a secret agent. Exciting events transpire, when the cowboy finally traces the leader of the counterfeiting ring to a Nevada dude ranch. He learns that the missing engraver is being held prisoner at a nearby mine where he is being forced to print the illegal money, after which it is passed across the gaming tables. Majorie Reynolds has the feminine lead. Ray Whitlev and Lee “Lasses” White are seen in other principal roles.

Regent Theatre Now Showing: “Sullivan’s Travels,” starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake, in Paramount’s new comedy production that is definitely different. If you’re in need of a good hearty laugh, and who is’nt—you just can’t afford to pass up this sparkling slice of cinematic joviality, “Sullivan’s Travels,” now showing at the Regent Theatre, starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake. “Sullivan’s Travels” is a fresh, bright idea in screen plot which romps along, popping up laugh-loaded surprises all along its route. It accomplishes the difficult task of being even more entertaining than the' three previous brilliant comedy hits brought to the screen by Preston Sturges (Academy Award winner), one of Hollywood’s outstanding directors. This blithf> new Sturges comedy-— not to reveal too many of the surprise twists, which would reduce your pleasure when you see the picture—concerns Joel McCrea as J'ohn L. Sullivan 1 , a Hollywood d'irtedtor jof comedies with a heartfelt desire to direct a serious drama. To gain experience for his picture, he dresses up as a hobo, bent upon tasting the bitter realities of life. Before he leaves Hollywood unon his adventure he meets a beautiful girl, whose movie ambitions have been temporarily thwarted. Triumphing over h’.s better judgment, she persuades 'him to take her along on his odyssey. Dressed in a boy’s garb as a begrimed hoboette, even that fails to dim the special kind of glamour that is Veronica Lake’s alone. Plus an excellent associated programme.