AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 May 1933, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

EVERYBODY’S PICTURES.

“CROONER.”

TO-NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

“Crooner,” a First National picture, which opens at the Princess Theatre to-night, is a delightful comedy drama, based on the lives and loves of' popular entertainers at the. glamourous night clubs.. David Manners, the polished player who had the leading role opposite Kay Francis in ‘ Man Wanted” and the juvenile lead'in “Stranger in Town,” has the title role being co-feat-ured with Ann Dvorak, who will be remembered for her excellent work in “The Crowd Roars’,” and “Love is a Racket.”

The theme treats of a modest young college boy, who has made such a success with his band in the university that he takes all the players with him in an effort to “break in” on Broadway. They find that they a~o entirely outclassed by the professionals and are about to give up when a drunken night club patron hands the band leader a megaphone to sing through. The novelty catches the popular fancy and the band wins fame over night. Manners and Miss Dvorak both give brilliant performances, while Ken Murray, long famous as a radio entertainer, proves even mor« effective on the screen than the air. Claire Dodd rolls a pair o' - dangerous ove g as the society vamp while Guy Ivibbee is inimitable a s the jovial drunk.