AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1937, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

EVERBODY’S PICTURES. *

TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! “THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE.

‘‘The Charge of the Light Brigade,” Warner Bros.’ stupendous production suggested by the immortal poem of Alfred Lord Tennyson, comes to the Princess Theatre to-night with an all star cast headed by Errol Flynn and Olivia de Haviland, and over fifteen thpusand extra people.. The .vbsorbing story of which charge ol the Light Brigade the sensational climax begins in India,,, . where two brothers, bo.yli, army officers,,, .are rivals for the band of a beanti^iij*Scottish girl. The girl is betrothed to the elder, but during his absence, fighting on the front-, ier.ff she falls in love with the younger. She struggles against this believing herself obligated to her fiancee, but when she. finds that * both of her lovers have been ordered to the front against the Russians in the Crimea, she confesses her love for his brother to. her ..betrothed, at the same time expressing her fear that the man she loves will, be killed in battle. The elder brother and superior officer promises he will- keep the younger from danger, and carries out this pledge when he sends his brother back to headquarters with a note to the Commandant telling him that he. has deliberately changed an order for retreat into., an attack, he himself riding to his death on the .battlefield. This i s the terrific climax to •the picture, but the preliminary setting in/. India is filled with thrilling, action including border skirmishes, hand-fto-hand fighting, the massacre of officers, men, women and children under .a flag of truce at Chukoti and scores of other breath-taking events.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

“FLORIDA SPECIAL.”

Commencing on Friday the great railway mystery picture “Florida Special ’’ in which Jack Oakie and Sally Ellers lead the great star cast, will he shown.

REGENT THEATRE

TO-NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

“WEDDING PRESENT.”

Joan Bennett and Cary Grant are co-starred .in Paramount’s comedy-! romance, '“Wedding Present,’’ widen has its initial showing at the Regent Theatre to-night. The picture is based on a hilarious Saturday Evening Post story by Paul Gallico, and was produced for Paramount by E. P. Sehulberg; with Richard-Wallace*-as.-.director. A. hard-boiled.city editor,. a visiting Archduke, a New i York'gangster and his thick-skulled stooge, a writer of inspir-, atipnal novels, a German “Schnitzelbank” band and a staff of vi'ise-craek-ing newspaper people, keep the yarn moving at'a fast fate.' Heading the supporting east are such screen favourites as Gedrge Bancroft, Conrad Nagel,' Gebo Lockhart, Inez Courtney, Ed-! ward Brophy and Damon Ford. The “Wedding Present’’ which Grant plans for Miss Bennett when she leaves him to nrarf'y the novelist provides the picture’s climax and title. It is such a startling present and so well-timed that ,it results in a reconciliation 01 Grant with Miss Bennett at the final fade-out. Good supports will also be shown. , ...