AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 21 May 1943, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House Now Showing: “Lady From Louisiana,” starring John Wayne and Ona Munson; also Atlantic Con voy,” starring Bruce Bennett and Virginia Field. “LADY FROM LOUISIANA” Stirring, romantic adventure set in the world’s most glamorous “Lady From Louisiana,’ is now snowing at the Opera House. Konllti _ Miss Munson is cast as the b eauti ful and imperious daughter of i New Orleans lottery promoter, played by Henry Stephenson. John Wayne is the young- crusatl‘ ng n kee brought down to the sou^ ein metropolis by reformer He en West lev to put the lottery out of The two meet—“ The Lady from Louisiana” and the crusading Yankee —fall in love and give rise to dramatic complications when tne southern belle’s father is killed. Feeling that the man she loves is responsib e, “The Lady from Louisiana tries to expel him from her heart, but love finds a way—as it ever does and tl e picture ends in happy reunion. “ATLANTIC CONVOY” Breath-taking action, fabulous adventure and thundering thrills are all combined in “Atlantic Convoy, with Bruce Bennett, Virginia Field and John Beal in leading roles, now showing at the Opera House. The story takes place at a sma i flying ba'se somewhere in Iceland, where Bennett, a Captain m the Marine Corps, is entrusted with the job of protecting Atlantic convoys, infuriated .at recent torpedomgs, most of the Marines at the base suspect their weatherman, [played by Beal, of tipping off local Nazis as to convoy departures, etc. Before their suspicions can be confirmed or repudiated, Miss Field enters the ■ scene, when a ship, on which she was fleeing from Europe, is torpedoed. One of her fellow-survivors is revealed as a Nazi agent and he manages to implicate Beal _in his at- l fairs. A number of hair-raising incidents then take place, but the him comes to a smashing climax when Beal, really an ex-Marine, proves his innocence by heroically risking his life in order to protect the Marine harbour from a devastating explosion! Regent Theatre Now Showing: “Lady in A Jam.’ Commencing Friday: “My Favourite Blonde,” starring Bob Hope and' Madeleine Carroll. Bob Hope, Madeleine Carroll .and a penguin named Percy lead sc ffi ie Nazi spies through a series ot hilarious adventures in the latest Paramount comedy, “My Favourite , Blonde.” Faster and funnier than i all previous Bob Hope pictures roll- ; ed into one. The picture presents Madeleine in the title role, with Hope ! as a ham vaudeville actor who has obtained a Hollywood contract because of his partner, Percy, a trained penguin. Madeleine, a beautiful British secret agent, is bound for Los Angeles with flight plans fo v the U.S. Army Air Corps when she barges m on the startled Hope and announces she’s going to accompany him to Hollywood. The picture doesn’t lag for a single second. Gale Sondergaard heads the spy gang and has , the able assistance of such screen vil- i lains as George Zucco, Lionel Royce, | I Walter Kingsford, Victor Varconi. | iTo miss seeing “My Favourite I ■ Blonde” would be a minor tragedy. | Outstanding associate programme [includes: Popeye Cartoon, Sootlight; | 1 The Quizz Kids; Benchley Comedy: Ministry of Information, “The Day That. Saved The World,” and latest | overseas news.