AMUSEMENTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 162, 25 June 1935, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

COSY THEATRE WESTERN AND COMEDY In Paramount’s picturftation of Zane Grey’s outdoor romance, “Home on the Range,” which is screening at the Cosy Theatre to-day, Jackie Coogan and Evelyn Brent, both of whom have been away from the screen for a long time, return to Hollywood films again. Jackie Coogan, now a strapping, six-foot man, makes his adult debut, and Miss Brent returns, after more than two years ’ absence. The new W. C. Fields picture, “It’s a Gift,’’ which also screens at the Cosy to-day, presents Paramount’s droll genius of comedy in a story that fits his peculiar talents better than anything we have seen to date. DRAMA AND MYSTERY One of the most enjoyable pictures for a long time is Universal’s ‘‘Million Dollar Ransom”. The picture, which screens at the Cosy Theatre to-morrow, is full of excising situations, racy dialogue and suspense. Heading a long and important cast are Phillips Holmes, Mary Carlisle, Edward Arnold, Wini Shaw, Andy Devine and Marjorie Gateson, whose performances make this a truly outstanding film. Is hypnotism a power filled with a dangerous element which the world lias been slow to realise? Might it be the cause of many broken homes —and worse? With such an influence an admitted fact, can we be sure of our own actions, or of those who are near to us? Does such a power account for many things which have always seemed totally without explanation? Is crime, committed under powerful suggestion of hypnotism justifiable? These questions, and many others, are answered by the storv of “The Love Captive,” the strange Universal drama which also comes to the Cosy Theatre to-morrow with Gloria Stuart and Nils Asther in the featured roles. ARCADIA THEATRE FILM OF AFRICA One of the most spectacular screen offerings of a decade is promised for the Arcadia Theatre to-day when “Baboona,” newest African adventure film of Air and Mrs Martin Johnson, screens there. “Baboona” is described as an aerial epic over Africa. Requiring twenty months in the filming, it was made while the Martin Johnsons toured 60,000 miles of unexplored jungle, visiting many spots in the dark continent never before glimpsed by civilised man. TWO PICTURES TO-MORROW Richard Dix appears on the Arcadia Theatre screen to-morrow as an intriguing young rogue in “No Marriage Ties” his new RKO-Radio melodrama, featuring Elizabeth Allan, Doris Kenyon, and Alan Dinehart. Dix portrays a vivid, dynamic fellow who loves freely and without a pinch of conscience, and hes gloriously as master of two women’s hearts and king of the advertising world. Air thrills in plenty, spectacular aeroplane crashes, brotherly self-sacri-fice and a glorious romantie adventure are combined in the colourful saga of barnstorming aviators thrillingly filmed in “Flying Devils,” featuring Erie Linden, Arline Judge, Bruee Cabot, Ralph Bellamy and Cliff Edwards, which is also at the Arcadia to-morrow. REGENT THEATRE “SEQUOIA,” A MASTERPIECE. After seeing “Sequoia” at the Regent _ Theatre, one would eay that it is not only the finest animal film yet made, but one of the love- . liest and most uncommon of all films. In “Sequoia’ the producers have achieved a masterpiece. The beauty of this film is that it is much more of a nature story than a jungle thriller. The purpose of “Sequoia” is not to show what a brave chap the producerexplorer is, and how many risks he ran in order to bring you your quota of excitement, but to tell the story of a remarkable friendship between two natural enemies, a puma and a deer. The idea came from a nature-novel by an American writer, Vance Joseph Hoyt. The book cannot have been an obvious choice as a film subject. It is one thing to describe the friendship, artificially inspired, of two animals, one of whom might eat the other at any moment; another to show this on the screen. Yet the miracle has been accomplished. The whole thing is acted by wild animals, a puma and a deer, ' before one’s very eyes. STATE THEATRE ARLISS IN “THE IRON DUKE” One of the greatest films ever produced in any studio, whether British or American, is “The Iron Duke,’’ recently completed by Gaumont-British, and j which is the first British screen appear- i ance of the eminent English actor, I George Arliss. The Gaumont-British i organisation has distinguished itself by 1 the conception, scope and treatment of ’ this inspiring spectacle of European history, vividly depicted by the camera < in such impressive scenes as those which 1 occur in the sequence representing the historical Battle of Waterloo. The i film screens at the State Theatre to- s day. The picture is the perfect « Arliss vehicle. “The first gentleman of s the screen’’ has excelled himself in this ‘ splendid dramatic portrait of Arthur 1 Wellesley,.- Duke of Wellington. For 1 sheer virtuosity it surpasses his “Dis- 8 raeli,” his “Rothschild’’ and every other character-study he has presented. ‘ SATURDAY'S GRAND FEATURE j Film fans of Tullio Carminati the world over will receive a delightful i surprise when they see the versatile star ( in “Let’s Live To-night,’’ which is due I at the State Theatre next Saturday. Not ' only does Carminati duplicate his bril- ! liant performance in “One Night of I Love,’’ but he lends to his character!- : satiou in “Let’s Live To-night,” iu j which he is co-starred with Lilian Harvey, his fine singing voice, which made ( him one of the most popular musical | comedy stars on Broadway. This com- i bination ot acting and singing will add i many more to his legion of fans. ‘‘Love Passes By” is the hit tune ho sings, i Victor Schortzingor, who directed the i picture, also wrote the music. In- ,’J eluded in the supporting cast of “Let’s i Live To-night” are Janet Beecher, i Hugh Williams, Tala Birell, Luis Ai- i berni, Claudia, Coleman, Arthur i , Treacher and Gilbert Emery. -1