AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 17 April 1947, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House Finally to-night; “It happened One Sunday” and “Dressed to Kill.” Commencing to-morrow: “Centennial Summer” (in technicoiour) Flooded with the melodic magnificence of Jerome Kern at his best, and brought to enthralling screen life by a brilliant all-star cast, 20th Century - Fox’s widely - acclaimed technicoiour filmization of “Centennial Summer” commences at the Opera House to-morrow. Based on Albert E. Idell’s utterly beguiling best-seller, and a-glitter with superb performances by an allstar cast, this technicoiour hit is an unforgettable delight from start to finish. Producer-Director Otto Preminger has. assembled the perfect cast to bring this story to sparkling screen life. Jeanne Crain is- starry-eyed “Julia”; Cornel Wilde is sceen as “Philippe,” fascinating Frenchman who learns about love in Philadelphia; sultry Linda Darnell is Jeanne’s mangrabbing sister, “Edith”; William Eythe is “good old Ben”; Walter Brennan is the girls’ irascible father; Constance Bennett, their sophisticated continental aunt, and Dorothy Gish makes a welcome return to the screen as the patient mother. Adventures charming Philadelphia family, during the Centennial Exposition of 1876, are unfolded with enthralling excitement. Regent Theatre Finally To-day: “Do You Love Me” with Maureen O’Hara, Dick Haymes, Harry James. Commencing Tomorrow: “The Captive Heart”, starring Michael Redgrave, Mervyn Johns, and Rachel Kempson. Through its sterling cast and brilliant production, “The Captive Heart,” fully interprets what monotonous captivity meant to prisoners of war and loved ones at home. In it are featured typical British characters—with their stubbornness, good humour and determination to win through. There is Private Dai Evans who hears that his wife nas died when bearing him he baby they had been praying for; Second Lieutenant David Lennox, who, blinded, writes to his girl and breaks off their engagement, and Lieutenant Harley, for whom there is months of torure caused by a poison pen letter about his wife. Captain Karel is believed to be a spy until he reveals that he is a Czech officer, escaped from a concentration camp, who takes the identity of a dead British officer. He has to write to the dead man’s wife, which I'eads to both sorrow and happiness. The leading role of the Czech officer is played by Michael Redyrave, and starring opposite him is his real life wife.