AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 19 November 1946, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House

Now Showing: - “Pursuit to Algiers," starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce; and Joe Louis v. Billy Conn Fight. The latest intriguing Sherlock Holmes mystery adventure film: “Pursuit to Algiei's,” now showing at the Opera House. The famous sleuth, portrayed by Basil Rathbone, and. his garrulous colleague, Dr. Watson, enacted by Nigel Bruce, tackle a European political conspiracy in the new picture. There is action and excitement in every scene as the story progresses from its initial problem to the arresting conclusion. The story deals ingeniously with a scheme to establish an imposter on the throne of a mythical Near-Eastern kingdom. When the young heii‘ to the throne is threatened, Holmes takes the responsibility of escorting him from London to *the homeland where a usurper is attempting to assume power. Suspense runs high, as the plotters trail the you'ng monarch, but are finally frustrated in picturesque Algiers when the great ae tective permits them to kidnap a substitute. . Louis v. Conn . Filmed right at the ringside, with all the highlights, round by round, blow by blow, R.K.O.’s exclusive film record of the Joe Louis v. Billy Conn boxing contest for the world’s heavyweight championship title is now showing at the Opera House. You mav have heard it on the radio, 01 read it in the newspapers, now see it on the screen, the fight of the century, even to the knock-out in slow motion. Regent Theatre Now showing: “Wing and a Prayer.” Featured in the rousing saga of the Navy aircraft carrier and its crew who came' in on. the wings of Victory and the prayers of the nation. are Don Ameche. Dana Andrews and William Eythe, with an outstanding supporting cast.

The film tells the story of an unidentified aircraft carrier which, in the early days of shock and confusion following Pearl Harbour, was sent sailing into . the Jap-infested Pacific and marked as expendable. Sailing under orders to avoid combat —to run away and not fight back—the bewildered and frustrated crew of Navy flyers are forced ‘to take everything the Jap can throw at them without retaliating. With the strategic trap for the Nips set, and the orders not to engage in combat rescinded, the day of revenge for “Carrier X” comes/ How that revenge is won at the Battle of Midway makes one of the most thrilling climaxes ever to blaze across the screen.