AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 24 February 1949, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

At the Opera House Finally To-night: “My Ain Folk” and “High Conquest.” Commencing tomorrow: “Deep Valley.” Stark drama set against the rugged Big Sur Mountains in California’s Monterey area is vividly depicted in “Deep Valley,” commencing at the Opera House to-morrow with Dane Clark, Ida Lupino and Wayne Morris in the leading roles. The Saul family is dominated by hate and suspicion. The mother feigns illness and stays in her room, and father vents his hate out on the struggling farm, and the daughter, Libby (Miss Lupino) has a stammer in her speech brought on by living in a strained atmosphere. Nearby the Saul ranch, a new coastal highway is being pushed through the rocky country. Jeff Barker (Morris) is the supervisor in charge, and Marry Burnett (Clark) is one of the convicts on the road gang. The dramatic story moves briskly as these three are thrown together in a series of tense scenes. One of the most spectacular moments is a landslide which engulfs the countryside and releases an entire new flood of incident in the stark drama. Regent Shows Finally To-day; “Hazard,” with Paulette Goddard, MacDonald Carey. Commencing To-morrow: “The Bishop’s Wife,” starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niveh. Romance and comedy are blended in Samuel Goldwyn’s unique vehicle for Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven, “The Bishop’s Wife.” As a protestant Bishop in a midWestern city, Niven has become so absorbed in the problem of raising funds' for a new cathedral that he has lost touch with his old friends and has even lost the warm affections of his wife and child. Realising that the situation is getting beyond him, he prays for assistance, and is dumbfounded when a super-efficient young man, Dudley, immediately appears in his study and promises to help him re-establish himself. Although the clergyman resents the stranger’s interference, the rest of the household speedily falls under the guest’s spell. It isn’t long before the mysterious visitor has straightened out the financial troubles, won the Bishop’s old parishioners back to him, and reunited him with his wife again in a sparkling Christmas Eve climax.