AMUSEMENTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 36, 26 January 1932, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

COSY TALKIES, HASTINGS “SPORTING BLOOD.” Thrills of the racecourse, intimate details of the “inside” of the racing game, and an expose of crooked gambling methods are woven into an engrossing and sometimes spectaculai background for “Sporting Blood,' Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s filmisation of the Saturday “Evening Post” story, “Horseflesh,” by Frederick Hazlitz Brennan. The picture is now showing at the Cosy Theatre. 'lhe central theme is a love romance, and the story follows the fortunes and career of a racehorse only to show the conflicting human elements. Clark Gable, who recently leaped into prominence with his work in “The Secret Six.” “A Free Soul” and other pictures, and Madge Evans, the delectable heroine of “Son of India” and “Guilty Hands” play the central roles Ernest Torrence gives a convincing character study as Rellence, owner of the racehorse farm, and Lew Cody, as Scanlan, the gambling magnate has a part that borders on the “heavy” but makes him a most engaging type of villain. Other characters are Marie Prevost, Harry Holman J. Farrell McDonald and Hallam Cooley. “HOMICIDE SQUAD” ON WEDNESDAY. One of the most exciting pictures of the year comes to the Cosy Theatre tomorrow, when “Homicide Squad” opens an engagement. This startling Universal production deals with the constant warfare between police and gangsters in a great city, with particular reference to the notorious leader, Louie Grenade, Italian-born leader of a gangster “mob.” This story differs however from others, in that it is told strictly from the police side and not the gangster side. “Homicide Squad” boasts a remarkable cast, including stieh favourite players as Leo Carrillo. Mary Brian, Noah Beery, Russell Gleason, Walter Percival, and J. Carroll Naish. ARCADIA TALKIES, HASTINGS “KING OF JAZZ” NOW SHOWING One of the most brilliant and spectacular productions yet screened in New Zealand is now screening in Hastings. It is “King of Jazz,” the Universal

super-musical extravaganxa, starring Paul Whiteman and his internationally famous orchestra. It is the most costly, the most elabor, ate, the most spectacular and the moat entertaining revue ever presented on either stage or screen, a veritable “revuB of revues,” which is loaded with the most celebrated stage a#(j vaudeville headliners and the greateat stars of the studios. Laura La Plante, John Boles, the sensation of the singing screen, Jeanette Loff, Stanley Smith, the famous Russel market dancers, Grace Hayes, Billy Kent, Charles Irwin, Paul Hipward, Al Norman, Tommy Atkins’ sextet and Noll O’Day, all headliners Of the vaudeville stage, the celebrated Sisters “G”, the dancing rage of Europe, brought specially from Berlin, Rose Statler, Jeanie Long and count, less others from all spheres of the en* tertainment world appear in their choicest numbers. Patrons would be well advised to take advice and reserve early, dr attend the day sessions and so avoid the crush at nights. “SCANDAL SHEET” TO-MORROW George Bancroft, who has gained n reputation for impressive, colourful characterisations of he-men roles, will be seen and heard again in “Scandal Sheet” which commences at the Arcadia Theatre, Hastings, to-morrow. In “Scandal Sheet” he is presented in the role -of a person of social prominence, of wealth, of position. At his daily grind in his job as managing editor of a tabloid “Scandal Sheet” he is brutal, fierce, humourless and uncompromising. In his home life he is just tho opposite—a loving husband, kind and good to his charming wife. Clive Brook plays the part of tho banker in tho picture, while Kay Francis plays the role of Bancroft’s wife.