ON THE SCREEN

Hutt News, Volume 10, Issue 24, 18 November 1936, Page 7

ON THE SCREEN

DE LUXE THEATRE. WEDNESDAY. "«' moonlight murder. " Music piles 011 mystery aiid mystery on music in the serpen's first .operatic detective story, "Moonlight Murder," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's amazing drama of the killing of an operatic tenor before an audience of ,20,000 in the famous Hollywood Bowl. The picture is now showing at the De Luxe Theatre for three nights. Tho new story is laid almost entirely in the Bawl, during a gala performance of "II Trovatorc" with lavish settings' and hundreds of people. Chester. Morris as the detective and Madge Evans as" his sweetheart solve tho mystery, after everyone in the cast has been under suspicion. A strange lunUic, a weird Swanii, two jealous Spanish dancers and others supply conflicting motives, this action going on while a great opera is in production. Tho operatic inumbers are staged with all tho lavish pageantry possible at the Bowl, and far more elaborately j thau any stago could permit. Contrasted to the brilliant spectacle are tho , weird murder in the dark chambcr, tho .eerie night in the laboratory, anid' other thrills interspersed with comedy sequences. The second feature is | "FALLING IN LOVE," ~ which stars Charles Farrell and Mary Lawscm, which is excellent comedy, com'bined with musical romance. The usual Wednesday Matinee will be held to-day at 2 p.m. SATURDAY. BETTE DAVIS AND FRANCHOT TONE IN "DANGEROUS;'' For sheer drama and vital ,I'utve there are few screen plays to equal "Dangerous," the Warner Bros, production which comes to the Do Luxo Theatre on Saturday next. There is a sweep anid! power about the picture that brought a tremendous emotional reaction to those who witnessed it. Too much cannot be said of the line woxk of the principals, including Bcttc 'Davis in the title role, Franchot Tone, who plays opposite her, Margaret Lindsay, the third side of the love triangle, Alison Skipworth, John Eldredge and Dick F.oran. "Dangerous" is the story of a woman 'burning with the zest -of living, a flaming, brilliant rocket that flashes upward to the pinnacle of success and then drops to sizzle 'to the gutter. It is the story of a beautiful and fascinating acress 'who is overwhelmed! by her own terrific desires and whose egotism and selfishness bring ruin to herself and the many who love her. The second feature is "THREE ON THE TRAIL." The generous use of the wide open spaces iu Paramount's "Three 011 the Trail," latest Off the "liopalong Cassidy" Westerns featuring William Boyd,. Jinuny Ellison and Onslow Stevens, which comes on Saturday next to the De Luxe Theatre, proves that the "old West" still exists—at least sic erne ally. • Towering hills, mountain streams tumbling over rocky cliffs, and giant trees.all play their parts in adding to the beauty of the setting, Also on this programme are three tennis "shorts" iby the famous "Big Bill" Tilklen, showing technique, service, back and forehand, - and volley. They are most entertaining and should not 'be missed by anyone. Bette Davis has captured all the moments of joy and the drab 'bitterness of 'this tormented woman with real artistry. She id'oes not .portray a character; she-lives it and that is the ultimate in art. Franchot Tone has never given a more convincing portrayal than in his role of a somewhat conventional man of society and business who is swept off his feet by .'the fatal fascination of this actress whose power * over men remains even after she has drunk- herself into a sodden harrigan of the slums. Matinees for this excellent programme will be held on Tuesday and Saturday at 2 p.m.

KING GEORGE AND PRXNOS EDWARD THEATRES. — GRACE MOOR 3 TRIUMPHS A GRAND MUSICAL LOVE DRAMA, To the hamitingly .beautiful melodies 'o,f Fritz Kreisler music, some n&w t some mellowed' by the (passing years, Grafce Mooro sings again, of love. This Friday and Saturday: at the King George Theatre, the screen will be filled with the beauty of her new Columbia picture, "The King Steps Out," a proud successor to the "One Night of Love" and "Love Me Forever," which So en- ' deared her to the hearts of <tho world.! •When a love storjf is involved there must be a lover, and in that enviable role one finldls Franchot Tone as a reckless, merry monarch, Emperor Francis Josef. Keeping pace with so talented and glamorous a star as Grace Moore is no mean job, but Tone does exfcesdingly well. I "LOVE BEFORE BREAKFAST" IS MEAL TICKET PUNCHED i FULL OF HEARTY LAUGHS. I To-day the King George Theatre be* Igan a two-day. run of "Love Before Breakfast," the Universal comedy hit starring Carole Lombard. This screen offering is delightfully humorous, sometimes gay and bubbling; sometimes witty and. biting; always modern, devil-may-care and entertaining. Preston Foster portrays one of Carole's sweethearts and Cesar Eomero is the other. Many a young feminine heart will go pit-a-pat over these handsome leading men. Which balances the masculine eyes that (will open wide when they glimpse the ravishing blonde beauty of Carole Lombard. See the film and laugh your troubles away. MIGHTY FILM SPECTACLE UNITES COLMAN and COLBERT IN DEATHLESS ROMANCE. Motion picture fans who breathlessly followed Ronald Colman in "Beau Geste" and who adored Claudette Colbert in "It Happened One Night," have a great new treat in store for them in "Unidier Two Flags." It is the picture which brings these two titans of the screen together in roles that surpass even the most magnificent j of their past triumphs. Produced under the direct supervision cf Darryl F. Zanuck, this drama of surging power, tumultuous love and searing conflict set in the Sahara comes on Tuesday to the Prince Edward and King George Theatres. THRILLS OF NOVEL MYSTERY SET IN SCENIC SPLENDOUR FOR "YELLOWSTONE." "Yellowstone," the Universal mystery film which opens a.t the Prince Edward Theatre on Saturday, proves that there is something new under ihe sun. The novel' twist of its pl</t and the unexpected solution have a refreshing quality. Another element that adds greatly to its entertainment value is the eye-filling splendour of the settings, which include the magnificent marvels of Yellowstone National Park. Seeing them is like a visit to wonderland. The cast includes Henry Hunter as the forest ranger and Judith Barrett as his sweetheart. Other prominert players arc Ralph Morgan, Alan Halo, Michael Loring, Andy Devinc, Raymond Hatton, Monroe Owsley, Paul Fix, Paul Harvey and Claude Allister. AMAZING DRAMA OF SIX OCEAN VOYAGERS PROVIDES FUN, ACTION and ROMANCE. A thrill-packed, fun-cappetii adven-ture-mystery that dispenses laughs 'udi suspense in equal measure, is offered by I Fox Films in "Black Sheep," which starts on Thursday on the screen of the Prince Edward Theatre. j A new Edmund Lowe—far'from the i Sergeant Quirt type of character—is revealed in his portrayal of a .professional ship gambler, who finds the cards stacked against him when l»e tackles a game wherein everything he . counts worth while is at stake. Claire Trevor, who is expected to reach the front rank of film favourites this year, enacts the role o,f "u.i actress in spite of what the critics think/' who is walking home from her first, trip abroad. .