AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 25 January 1943, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House

Finally to-night: “Hot Spot” and "Silver Stallion.” Next attraction (commences tomorrow Tuesday): “Moonlight! in Hawaii,” and “Crooks Tour.” “MOONLIGHT IN HAWAII.” Alluring Hawaii is the colorful setting in which youthful romantic song stars and reliable comedy favourites go through their fast-step-ping paces in “Moolight m Hawaii,” which commences at the Opera House to-morrow (Tuesday). Surprise follows surprise in the rollcking story which presents a young radio singer turned tourist guide, who takes a wealthy widow and her three beautiful nieces to Honolulu. There he meets the girl, who urges him to renew his efforts to become a radio star. Climax of the whirlwind story comes at a gala Hawaiian luau. where boy, girl and their beautiful pals are assured of a stellar rad>o career. Jane Frazee, the Merry Macs, Leon Errol, and Mischa Auer, having the principal roles, with Johnny Downs, Sunnie O’Rea and Maria Montez, in strong support. “CROOKS TOUR.” | A plot to sabotage Europe’s oil supply is the basis of the delightful I provocative film entertainment I “Crooks Tour” commencing at the Opera House to-morrow (Tuesday).. Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne of “Night Train to Munich” fame again play the part of two fabulous cricket enthusiasts, who through no fault of their own become entangled in a German spy net, which take them through manv mysterious adventures, but which provides _ comedy, chills, and chuckles, to picture goers. Regent Theatre Now Showing: “Ride ’em Cowboy,” starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, - The most elaborate as well as the funniest of the Abbott and Costello comedies, Universal’s “Ride ’em Cowboy,” takes over Friday at the I Regent Theatre. Headliners in the large supporting ; cast are Dick Foran, Anne Gwynne, ; Johnny Mack Brown, Samuel S. ! Hinds, the Merry Macs and Ella I Fitzgerald. Featured musical and I dancing aggregations include the Hi-Hatters, the Buckaroo Band and J the Ranger Chorus of 40. Backgrounded against an Arizona dude | range, “Ride ’em Cowboy” contains everything necessary in the way of * parade grounds for the antics of the two stellar comedians, Abbott and | Costello; including Indians, rodeo aces, bucking broncos, wild steers and feminine pulchritude. Among the j players are a bevy of bathing beauties and the seven most beautiful cowgirls in the world. Two of the most picturesque dude ranches in : Southern California —‘the B-Bar-A. I near Newshall and Rancho Chihuahua in Solemint Canyon—were among the four location sites used by Direc- . tor Arthur Lubin in the production iof the offering. A third spot was I Ravenna, a whistle stop 60 miles | from Hollywood, where Universal ! built a tepee village. The story ; takes Abbott and Costello from their berths as hot-dog vendors at a Long Island rodeo, shanghais them into Arizona and establishes them as cowboys on a dude ranch and from then on the laughs are continuous. Romantic interest in "Ride ’em Cowboy” is carried by beautiful Miss Gwynne, Horan and Brown. Miss Gwynne portrays a rodeo star and daughter of the dude ranch owner. Foran is the author of best seller Western novels who has never been west of Broadway, while Brown is the ranch foreman. You’ll see the most amaizing exhibition of roping, shooting and riding that ever drove an audience hysterical in this, the wildest, funniest of all Abbott and Costello comedies. Picts excellent featurettes, which includes two outstanding and intensely interesting shorts, eiatitled “Cavalcade of Aviation” and “Annapolis Salutes Navy”; also a cartoon, “Candy Kid”; Universal News, Pathe Gazette and Regent Overseas News feature further scenes of the Battle of the Solomons; also Sydney’s biggest fire for seven years.