AMUSEMENTS
EVERYBODY’S PICTURES. TO-NIGHT AND TUESDAY. •'COCOANUT GROVE.” | - ! ! The world’s most famous night-club is brought to the screen for the first time in Paramount s Cocoanut Grove, the new film showing to-night at the Princess Theatre. Distinctly new type of film fun is presented in this gay romance thatXrevolves about the trials, tribulations, and the final success of an unknown swing band trying to : break into the actual Cocoanut Grove/- meoea of all young band-leaders. While the production is studded with hit tunes, the story has not been subordinated to music and specialities. On the‘contrary, eacli musical number makes what the the movie scripters call a “story,point, contributing to the logical development of the plot. Fred Mac Murray, 'last seen with Carole Lombard in “True Confession’’, is starred as the swivfg-happy young band leader. Elis lovely leading lady is radio thrush Harriet Hilliard who plays a role in the picture identical with her occupation in real life. She is Mrs Ozzie Nelson, and sings with her husband’s hand. Also news, Cops and Robbers (sportlight), Learn Polikenoss (Popeye cartoon).
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Hokitika Guardian, 1 May 1939, Page 3
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178AMUSEMENTS Hokitika Guardian, 1 May 1939, Page 3
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