ENTERTAINMENTS

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 19 June 1935, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

TALKIE ATTRACTIONS OPERA HOUSE “THE CAPTAIN HATES THE SEA” Not since Noah’s ark have there been so many strange creatures aboard one ship! Hilarity in every hatch! Fun in every funnel! A laugh in every porthole! “The Captain Hates the Sea ” which screens finally to-night at the Opera House, 1 will rock you from stem to stern and make you quiver amidships! Directed by Lewis Milestone and featuring a oast of ten stars, ‘The Captain Hates the Sea,” tells -he story of high jinks on the high seas. It’s nonsense—with \ ictor McLaglen, John Gilbert, Alison Skipworth, Helen Vinson. Wynne Gibson, Walter Connolly and Leon Errol 'as the loading fun-makers. It s a tidal wave of laughs! OPERA HOUSE “JEW SUSS” For sheer magnificence, strength of acting and dramatic intensity nothing approaching the quality of “Jew Suss has ever been seen upon the screen. Amid a steady output of high grade British pictures, “Jew Suss” is an outstanding example of the unmistakable advance being made, by the Gaumont-British studios. This massive production, upon which £125,000 was spent, reaches a standard that has touched the peak of picture-making at Home, and aroused considerable interest. “Jew Suss,” under new name “Power,” stands as one of the mightiest- movies ever filmed. In conception, in production, in portrayal and direction it ranks with the most memorable creations. Conrad Veidt, unwept, unhonoured and unsung in Hollywood, in “Power” is utterly suberb. Salute to demonstrated directorial genius. of Lothar Mendes. Conrad "Veidt is a tower of histrionic grandeur. “Jew Suss” will be presented at the Opera House to-morrow at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and finally on Friday. GRAND THEATRE “FATHER BROWN, DETECTIVE” "In his newest film role, Walter Connolly, popular screen character actor, assumes the personality of a man already made famous by fiction. In the title role of Paramount’s “Father Brown, Detective,” screening finally to-night at the Grand Theatre, Connolly brings to the screen the amiable, lovable and eccentric amateui detective, made familiar to millions ot readers, by tbe G. K. Chesterton stories which appeared in the “Saturday Evening Post.” “Father Brown, Detective,” features Connolly, with Paul Lukas and Gertrude Michael in the leading romantic roles, and Robert Loraine and Una O’Connor in the supporting roles.

“MR. CINDERS” To-day, more than ever before, rilmgoers are demanding pictures which provide entertainment, and for this reason good musical comedy is now in great demand. One of the best pictures of this class for some is “Mr Cinders,” the 8.1. P. screen adaptation of the phenomenally successful play, which is coming to the Grand Theatre to-morrow and Friday evenings. Its main ingredients are mirth and melody, and they exist in joyful abundance. There are four particularly tuneful and snappy numbers, “Where’s Jim,” “I Could Get Used To You,” “Just a Blue Sky,” and the popular “Spread A Little Happiness,” from the original stage show. The stars, Clifford Mollison and Zelma O’Neal, put those numbers over in great style, and, in addition, the Western Brothers do their famous “Delightful People, Aren’t We All?” Also showing, an excellent supporting programme.