AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 4 December 1946, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House NOW SHOWING. "Radio Stars on Parade” and “Close Quarters” Gaiety, novelty, and music feature in the hilarious musical comedy, “Radio Stars on Parade,” which is now showing at the Opera House. The rapidly climbing team of Wally Brown and Alan Carney share stellar honours with sugar-voiced Frances Langford in this hilarious tale of a pair of phoney Hollywood agents mixed up with a pretty singer, a gambler, a gangster, and a big broadcasting station. While one of the boys is busy selling the singer l to a famous band leader, the othex 1 is taking a stiff bribe from her gangster-admirer to keep her off the air. The last, third of it consists of a wildly hilarious pursuit of the two would-be agents through studios of the broadcasting sttion, where they interrupt one programme after another ini their 1 efforts to escape the gangster’s vengeance.

At last the heroic work of the British Submarine Service has been given full official film recognition in “Close Quarters” now showing at the Opera House. The result is an unvarnished record of the hazards run by men of the Submarine Service in the course of a patrol in the North Sea. The portrayal is exclusively in the hands of the officers and men of the British Submarine Service, whilst the scenes are realistic. Gripping highlights are the sinking of a U-boat, the rescue of three Norwegian fishermen, the torpedoing of a floating dock, and the escape of the submarine from depth charges, and from the sea bed following the sticking of her bow in the mud. Regent Theatre Now Showing: “Out of This World." The cast in Paramount’s hilarious musical comedy is headed by Eddie

Bracken, Veronica <.Lake, Diana Lynn and Cass Daley. You’ll hear Eddie Bracken use Bing Crosby’s voice to singing “Out of This World,” “June Comes Around Every Year,” and “I’d Rather Be Me.” The film also features several specialty acts including

keyboard harmony by the famous maestros, Carmen Cavallaro, Henry King, Joe Reichman, Ted Fiorito and Ray Noble. A 25-piece all-girl orchestra with Diana Lynn at the piano. Seven new song hits, the Crosby Kids and Cass Daley and her Gol-Darned

Drums. The world-famous columnist Louella Parsons was unstinting in her praise of this grand show for its comedy, its beautiful music and its outstanding plot. “Out. of This World” is supported by a splendid first half.