AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 May 1937, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

nil. ! f EVERYBODY’S PICTURES, TO-NIGHT AND THURSDAY. WITH LAUREL AND HARDY IN—“OUR RELATIONS.” .‘‘Our Relations,” suggested by W. ‘ W. Jacobs’ internationally-known story,. ‘‘The Money Box,” gives Laurel and Hardy their greatest opportunity to ex- | ploit their specialised screen genius which has so highly entertained the world for the .past ten years. The new picture, a Stan Laurel production, , is. currently shown at the Princess Tliea. tre. First as respectable residents of a quiet sea-port town, living a sedate life with their wives; then as tlicii twin sailor brothers, reported to have been hanged for joining in a mutiny, and finally doubly being flashed on the screen, Laurel and Hardy in ‘‘Our Re lations” keep their audience in constant expectation of the stirring and funny adventures that beset them. The current production is the most elaborate ever furnished the renowned comedy team. Under the experience direction, of Harry Laclnnan and skilled photography by Rudolph Mate, the background for the inimitable antics and laughter-getting proclivities of T " rel and Hardy is so realistic and artis tic that it could appropriately serve for a dramatic spectacle. A humorous musi eal score by Leroy Shield supplies a merry tune to the comedy. Alan Hale, iSidney Toler, Daphne Pollard, Betty Healey, James Finl'ayson, Iris Adrian, Lona Andre, Rah Harolde, Noel Madison and Arthur j Housman give uniformly fine performances of their characters in the mostimportant cast ever to support Laurel and Hardy. Also Cinesound news, Metrotone news, “Foolproof” (Crime Doesn’t Pay series), “Bored of Education” (Our Gang comedy). REGENT THEATRE. TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT FINAL SESSION. “THE BRIDE WALKS OUT,” AND “THE BORDER PATROLMAN.” Gene Raymouth encounters with Johnny Law in “The Bride Walks Out,”’ new comedy romance starring the ’graciou s Barabara Stanwyck, establishes, some record or other for the tow ' headed actor. He is arrested four times during the stormy portion of his maimed. life with Miss Stanwyck in “The Bride AValks Out.” As a pugnacious newly-wed who can only stop an argument with a sock on the jaw 01 a punch in he nose. Raymond runs headlong int.o trouble with the law, even on the law’.’s. own grounds, the courts: “Love on a Budget” may be an alternative title for “The Bride Walks Out,” for it presents Raymond’s efforts to conduct a happily married existence with Miss Stanwyck on a lean 35 dollars a week. Some of the .difficulties they encounter lead to Raymond's arrest. Robert \oung, as a wealthy admirer of Babara Stanwyck, ;ind Ned Sparks and Helen Broderick, The droll comedians who are joined in laugh team for the first time, complete the featured east of “The Bride Walks Out,” an RKO Radio picture A two-fisted man who loves a fight and a headstrong heiress who fights back with weapons he has never before known, highlight the story of “The , Harder Patrolman,” Fox release at the Regent Theatre currently with George O’Brien in the starring role and Polly Ann Young, heading the cast. O’Brien loses bis job with the border . patrol through Polly Ann’s interference, hut he gets revenge .by convincing her grandfather that the girl needs a guardian, and obtains the job himself. This ignites a powder keg, for the the girl gets mixed up with a gang of ’ -international smugglers and tlio thrills coihe, thick and fast before the breathtaking climax. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. •-“THE ARIZONA RAIDERS.” Two youngsters' with a history of successes in other fields make thcii bows as featured juvenile players in ' the Paramount picture, “The Arizona Raiders,” coming to-morrow to the Regent Theatre. The two, appearing in support of Larry Grabbe and Maisha Hunt, are Johnny Downs and Jane Rhodes. Downs was formerly one of the most popular players of the bunch of kids who made “Our Gang” comedies: famous. Miss Rhodes, beginning in ingenue roles, was a featured radio singer until last year. In “The Arizona Raiders,” the two are youthful ranch sweethearts, halted m their first attempt at an elopement and planning, during the picture, to elope a second time.