AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 25 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 Opera House, has everything to entertain you —riotous ' comedy gorgeous girls, hit songs, and music. The hilarity of the proceedings springs from the comic situations in which a notorious gangster goes to Hollywood to stdr in a picture about his own fife, then attempts to put the entire 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 J’oan 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 loval 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 Carver 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 play, a pleasing romance, and plenty of 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 treasury 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 tracts 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 Whitley 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 differ-: ent.

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 blithe 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', a Hollywood d'irfec'tor >of 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 upon his adventure he meets a beautiful girl, whose movie ambitions have been temporarily thwarted. Triumphing over his better judgment, she persuades him to take her along on his odyssey. 1 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.