AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 24 March 1943, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House

Now Showing: “Henry Aldrich For President” & “Dawn Express”.

A thoroughly enjoyable piece of entertainment is now / Showing at the Opera House in “Henry Aldrich For President,” starring Jimmy Lydon and featuring June Preisser. John Lite] and Charley Smith. You’ll elect Henry (the lad with a mania for trouble) the number one Blues-Chaser, when he and his followers begin campaigning for more fun and frolic. “DAWN EXPRESS” A young American chemist sacrifices his life to save that of a friend and protect a secret formula which a Nazi spy ring is after, in Producers Releasing Corporation’s “Dawn Express,” featuring Michael Whalen, William Bakewell and Anne Nagel, now showing at the Opera House. Bakewell plays the part of the chemist who misleads the head of the espionage gang into believing that he is working on a secret formula to be turned over to the United States Army, and thus protects Whalen who is engaged to marry his sister, played by Miss Nagel. The climax comes in some thrilling action aboard the Dawn Express.

Regent Theatre “The Great Lie”, starring Bette Davis and George Brent, commencing Tuesday. "So Ends Our Night”- starring Margaret Sullavan and Fredric March United Artists present this picture based on the novel flotsam by Erich Maria Remarque, author of “All Quiet on the Western Front,” and “Three Comrades” It has created stirring story of fugitives from Nazi Germany, a story aflame with the blaze of courage and adventurous romance. The story is presented by a great cast of top-notch sta,rs including Fredric March, Margaret Sullavan, Frances Dee, Glenn Ford, Anna Sten and Erich Von Stroheim. This enthralling story is unfolded against the colourful backgrounds of the leading European capitals. The action starts in Vienna and unwinds in Paris, taking the audience also to' Prague and the Alpine passes of Switzerland. This shifting of locations keeps the picture moving at a fast pace, accelerates the implications of the drama and likewise provides. a continuous stream of fresh and different scenes for audiences.

A beautiful romance develops between Ruth Holland, played in her usual flawless manner by Margaret Sullavan, and Ledwig Kern (Glenn Ford), a newcomer. They are all political fugitives who believe that they can triumph over Nazi oppression. Fredric March, as Steiner,

makes a bargain with the Gestapo. He promises to yield up the names of his friends if they -will grant him permission to return to Germany to see his dying wife, but after her death in a thrilling epiisode he kills the Gestapo’s leading agent, leading up to a thrilling and unusual finish