AT THE REGENT.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 July 1937, Page 8

AT THE REGENT.

GRAND DOUBLE FEATURE. thentitle indicates, “King of-'the Roydl Mo'tfijted,” Which screens; finally at the' Regent Theatre to-night, is a story of Canada’s Royal Mounted Police, highlighted by spectacular action, scenic grandeur, hard-tiding romance and fast-shoojfing thrills. Robert Kent is seen as Sergeant King, in charge of a remote outpost in the primitive rugged country. Rosalind Keith and Alan Dinehart, visitors in King’s territory, arouse his suspicions when he learns that the girl has registered under an assumed name and that Dinehart is her attorney. Kent discovers that Miss Keith and her lawyer are really after a valuable mine which is being operated by Frank McGlynn, Miss Keith claims to own a half-interest in the mine by inheritance from her father, MeGlynn’s former partner. McGlynn becomes aware of Rosalind’s real identity and plans to restore her rightful interest in the mine. But before he can do so he is murdered —with suspicion falling on both the girl and Dinehart. Kent, torn between his love for the girl and his duty, nevertheless sets out to discover who killed McGlynn. The climax is fast-moving, exciting and surprising.

The story of a native girl in the heart of a Malay jungle who falls in love with an explorer, the first man she had ever seen, is told in the “Jungle Princess,” which also shows finally tonight. Dorothy Lamour, noted radio artist, and Ray Milland, play the principal roles. In keeping with the primitive jungle surroundings, the producers have included several animal battles as well as the charge of a herd of stampeding elephants and the destruction of a native village by a horde of infuriated baboons. There is also a battle between the tiger and a man which is calculated to keep audiences perched on the edges of their seats.