AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 September 1938, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

REGENT tHEAf RE. 1 TO-NIGHT ONLY. “scandal Street” and “PARTNERS OF THE PLAINS.” , The drama of a mysterious murder ’is interwoven with the light-hearted comedy of life in a typical American town in Paramounfs “Scandal Street,” screening to-night Only at the Regent. Theatre. Director James -Hogan, who brought “Ebb Tide” to the screen, presents Lew Ayre s and Louise Campbell in this story of a young girt persecuted by women who are moved 'b’y' jealousy and misunderstanding. In' the "brilliant cast are Roscoe' jKpnlied.v. Elizabeth Pattersoffi aiij Virginia Weidler

“One of the most realistic' catastrophe scenes to come but of Hollywood is a raging forest fire which forms the mile-n-minute climax of “Partners of the Plains’”. Paramount’s new “Hoptlong Cassidy” romance 'starring'." William Bovd, which screens to-night only at the Regent Theatre. The first was created by the burning of thousands of pine knots holes, all of which were carefully guarded to prevent a real forest dire. The blaze moves to he only one more harrier to the daring cowboy who rides through it -’all and 'rescues his sweetheart pi lived by Gwen Gaze from the blazing cabin in, which she is trapped. Also in the cast are Russell Hayden/ HnrviV" Clark, Hilda Plowright and John Warburton.