AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 17 June 1943, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House

Finally To-night: “Marrv the Boss’s Daughter” and “Gangs of the City.” Next Attraction (commences to-morrow, Friday): “Footsteps in the Dark.”

The king of screen adventure, Errol Flynn, now has his first modern adventure in three years in the exciting comedy-mystery, “Footsteps in the Dark.” commencing at the Opera House to-morrow (Friday). Errol plays the role of a mystery story writer who likes to get his material first hand. He gets it—and how! Being buffeted about by his wife on one side and his mother-in-law on the other, he finds that the least of his troubles is being accused of murdering a beautiful blonde. Lovely Brenda Marshall (the “Sea Hawk’s” girl friend) plays the role of Flynn’s wife and with the aid of her suspicious mother, played by Lucile Watson, succeeds in making a mountain out of a mystery. Flynn, who writes his mystery stories under a pseudonym for a very good reason (he pans his wife’s fellow club members) stumbles across a murder that the police first assume is a natural death. He decides to solve the case without the .aid of the police. He finds that it is necessary to secure the confidence of a beautiful blonde burlesque queen, portrayed by Lee Patrick, in order to solve the crime. His plan to keep out the police is thwarted when Lee Patrick is found murdered in her apartment and he is blamed for the murder. It turns out that he solved two mysteries at the same time —one for the police—the other for his wife .and mother-in-law. For the police he uncovers a large diamond smuggling plot, of which the two murdered people had been in cahoots. For his own family he reveals that he is really the author of “those certain” mystery stories. Things happen thick and fast and in a whirwind of surprise moves, Errol brings the real murderer to justice. The cast includes Ralph Bellamy, Alan Hale, Allen Jenkins and Grant Mitchell. Regent Theatre Finally To-night: “Hei Tiki.” Commencing Friday: “Cairo,” starring Jeanette MacDonald and Robert Young.

Music, romance and intrigue set against the mystery of ancient Egypt serve as an ultra-dramatic background for M.G.M’s latest rcmanoe twosome. Jeanette MacDonald, .and Robert Young in “Cairo.” Adding to the entertainment value of the adventure story is Ethel Waters, distinguished' dramatic actress, Reginald Owen, Grant Mitchell, Lionel Atwill and Eduardo Ciannelli. The film reunites Jeanette Mac-

Donald and W. S. Van Dyke II as star-director combination. Van Dyke has directed Jeanette in some of her finest musicals, including “Bitter Sweet,” “San Francisco,” “I Married an Angel,” which will be released shortly. Audiences will be tr eated to a lavish feast of song in the film, ranging from stirring patriotic thrillers, to mellow Negro Spirituals.

Jeanette MacDonald’s numbers, presented with the romantic and exciting background of present-day Egypt, are “The Waltz is Over,” and the title song, “Cairo.” Ethel Waters, coloured songstress who plays Jeanette’s maid in the picture, breaks into song herself with “Buds Won’t Bud” and “A Woman Without a Man.”

In addition to being an actionpacked dramatic story. “Cairo” has many moments of comedy. Young, who portrays a small-town newspaper reporter, obtains a iob as Jeanette’s butler. He does this so he can keep a close watch on her. suspecting she is a spy. This leads to hilarious situations, for the singer also believes Young is masquerading as a

newspaperman to cover up espionage activities.

Also screening on this programme “Further Prophesies of Nostradamus,” the most interesting of all short features.