AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 1 April 1944, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House Now Showing: “Cat People” and “Keep 'em Slugging.” A powerful triangular romance in. a modern setting but with an eerie lycanthopic legend as its basis, provides the plot for the spine-tingling drama, “Cat People,” now showing at the Opera House with Simone Simon, Kent Smith and Jane Randolph in the leading roles. Laid in New York, the plot revolves around an ancient Serbian legend that certain women have power of transforming themselves into huge cats, to slap their lovers. Irena'Dubrovna, a fashion sketch artist, believes herself to be one of these "cat people,” and consistently avoids romance. ""But the pleadings of young Oliver Reed, a young ship designer, soften her resistance and she marries him. Immediately her fears return she insists on being a wife in name only. Oliver’s .efforts and persuasions of a noted psychiatrist fail to shake her. Olixgsr then prepares to annul the marriage and marry another girt Irena’s jealous heritage gets out of control, and & series of swift dramatic happenings ensue, leading to a thrill-packed climax. Tingling, melodramatic action, the kind originated by the famous Dead End Little Tough Guys, is said tn dominate their newest picture, “Keep ’em Slugging,” now showing at the Opera House. . The popular movie kids, including Huntz Hall, Bobby Ghbriel Dell and Norman. Abbott, have leading roles in the exciting film which features Evelyn Ankers. Don Porter and Elyse Knox.. Others m the cast are Samuel S. Hinds, Shemp Howard and Frank Albertson, ine story deals with a hi-jackmg enle ' prise in which the lads become> volved. A great metropolitan aepai ument store is the background • much of the thrilling entertainment.