KING GEORGE THEATRE

Hutt News, Volume 15, Issue 20, 15 October 1941, Page 3

KING GEORGE THEATRE

"TUB MAMvlrortJrtMwi.iiriipKiijp.» UMarl Ahefhe adeis a* t t with Kay Francis jln-'The Man Wffi> titfit Himself," now show ' fat thtf King George Theatre, the result is ons of the' clevercomedies of the Reason. dual role accosts for Brian's ' double-duty. In the;* film with Kay ho is seen'jos two characi ters, f Evans and Septt, and. when 1 Evarifc lo consistently and persisberttlly tn'.stakeft for £cott, jeyen by Mrs, Scott, the comedy Francis is the Tnlstaken Mr'g. Sfott. || "lilTltE 'faSLlife KELLY." Wtth Judy- -Garland In her first Btftfiffflg role, "Little Nellie Kelly," ■fllmisation of the famed George M. Cohan musical hit,; opens at the King George Theatre on Friday, replete; with songs, laughter and a few ! heart-tugs. Miss Garland is permitted to grow up all at once in this delightful She, marries and has a child. Later; she appears as that child, grown to the age of 17. The story deals with an Irish lass named Nellie Noonan, portrayed by Misss Garland, and her father, Michael Noonan, portrayed by Charles Winninger. When Nellie marries, her father vbws that ne wiU never speak, to her husband, Jerry Kelly, played by George Murphy. Although he Jives with the couple and follows them to America, he keeps- his word. When Nellie dies, leaving behind her an infant daughter, Noonan lavishes his affection jpon the youngster, who is torn between love for her father and her grandfather. Not until the end Of the film do Noonan''and his son-ln-awi i;each an amicable agreement, brought about by Nellie. • • DJB LUXE THEATRE Thursday, , ,J RRIDAY Gene Autry's latest film for Republic, "Gaucho Serenade," coming to the De Luxe Theatre on Wednesday. presents Genejand Smiley as rodeo stars, abandoned by their manager in New York. Their advein'tures in their trans-continental trek home involve tliem with a gang jf crooks, a pretty girl who is running, away from an .unwelcome marrijsfe\ and a Mexican music nesta. — ALSO, — ; WMdington, England, studios ceriainly have the_ knack of finding ujilque stories for the screon, and ';heir latest production, "The Man Made Diamonds," showing at (he De Luxe Theatre, is no excepion/ The cast .ia headed by Noel ' Madison, famous gangster star from Hollywood, and a host of British favorites. MONDAY, TUESDAY. ,Cagney, Ann Sheridan and O'Brien are the triple-threat star trio heading the cast of the De Luxe Theatre's attraction '■ I'orrid sbne,* an exciting comedy drama, set against the exotic tropical background of the South American banana country. v Cagney and O'Brien are cast as the hard-boiled plantation bosses for a big fruit company and Miss Sheridan as an American singer who goes to the "torrid < zone" to cash, in on her talents* as a singer and a card sharp. — ALSO — '"Maisie," the by now familiar show girl with the heart of gold, perennially stranded and perennially wise-cracking her way to new adventures, appears in her brightest letting to date in the latest of the series, "Maisie Was;a Lady;", "wfith. Ann Sothern again ip the starring role, and with Lew Ayrea and Maureen o'Sullivan Beading the supporting cast. «•• ' • 4 i PRINCE EDWARD THEaTRE (1 NOW SHOWING Fabulous, but true. Fantastic, but real. Incredible, but it ed. More stirring • th£(h anjFthing . in fiction, more fascinating than aay l>Hse in history . here .at last is the fabulous record of a' thrillpfteked' life, the story oi the world's First Lady of Exploration, roaring to the, screen in the'greatest of adveniti/4 fyms. Osa Johnson's "I Married 1 Adventure," the story of this century's most fabulous life. — AND — s "The Family Next Door," with Ruth Donnelly, Joy. Hodges, Eddie Quillan, Juanita Qu|gley and Benny JJartlett. Thursday and Friday . Jliove on a budget is the theme of "Saturday's Children," with John , Garfield and Ann Shirley in the costarring roles. Featured with them are Claude Rains, Roscoe Karns, Lee' Patrick, Dennis Moore, George Tobias, Elizabeth Risdon and Berton Churchill. * " — AND — " x ,. . Combining fast action thrills with hilarious comedy, Universale 'Lucky Devils,' co-starring , Richard Arlen and Andy Devine, is the supporting feature. , SATURDAY AND MONDAY "NICE GjORL?" The story presents Deanna as ft typical small-town "nice girl" who tires of being one-njo _ she escapes ; through a romantic escapade with a young New yorker, played by Tone, thereby becomes subject of a toyn Randal whieh is quelled only after*, her "engagement" to Tone Is announced. — AN# — Audiences are heirless with mirth at the antics of Arthur Askey in Us lastest starring opus, "Charley's - ('Big-hearted') Artit" (G.B.fi.*). • film version la.a modernorie, adapt- '•« ed from the recofd-bw&kirig stttfe ■ ,* faa\cf» ' '-f-*'' ' ' '.V H J' 1 ? ■ . .. • ■•'