AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1940, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

EVERYBODY’S PICTURES. * TO-NIGHT. ' TO-NIGHT. ‘‘BLACKWELL’S ISLAND.” , ‘‘Blackwell’s island,” the Warner Bros, picture ending to-night at the Princess Theatre, is based, as the title indicates, upon tlie prison scandal 'which, amazed New York City several years ago. It gains additional inter- ' ‘est' t'ro'm the fact that it presents John Garfield, who came to public attention in his dejbut as a screen actor in “hour Daughters,” and more recently ■ as the star of “They Made Me a Criminal.” His part in the new picture is altogether different from the character he played in his first ’ picture He is, in “Blackwell’s Island,” a ) courageous, aggressive, dynamic young ■ newspaper reporter who succeeds brilliantly in achieving the goal he sets for himself. That goal is two-fold: First, to bring to' justice the gang leader and his henchmen who have murdered'the'policeman brother of the girl lie loves, and, second, to expose and correct'the'fantastic conditions at the city prison bri Blackwell’s Island. In addition to Garfield, the cast includes Rosemary Lane, Stanley Fields, Victor Jory, Dick Purceil, i Morgan Conway, Granville Bates Anthony Averill, Peggy Shannon and “ Charles Foy. “ONE HOUR TO LIVE." ; Police methods in tracing criminals through fingerprints, including many •' guarded detail.-, never before filmed for public exhibition, provide interesting , highlights in : ‘‘One Hour to Live,” new Universal detective mystery drama now at' the Princess Theatre with Charles ' Bickford, Doris Nolan, John Litel, ‘ Samuel S- Hinds, John Gallaudet, Paul Guilfoyle and Jack Carr. Finger-prints of the stars working in the drama were taken and enlarged 100 tunes'in still pictures, to be used |for important sequences showing the inside workings i of police criminal identification bureaus. State police officials co-operated with , Universal studios to assure complete autheneticity of every scene. COMMENCING WEDNESDAY. • • < > “BRIDAL SUITE.” ■ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s latest comedy hit “Bridal Suite” with Ahnabella and I ilobert Young comes on Wednesday to the Princess Theatre' Not 'only does it bring Robert Young to the screen in a role superbly fitted to liis natural , talents, it unites him in fin uproarious 'comedy-romance with a true international artist in the person of Amifibolla, film star of Paris, London, Berlih,, , . Vienna and Budapest, and screen her- * oine of such’'films as “The Baroness and The Butler” and “Sneez”. An excellent supporting cast includes Walter Connolly Reginald Owen, Arthur Treacher and Billie Burke. REGENT THEATRE. TO-NIGHT—FINALLY. “STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE.” Spencer Tracy, twice-winner of the prized Academy Award, contributes another memorable performance in the } role of Henry M, Stanley, one of the j world’s greatest newspaper men, in I Harry 1 F. Zanuck’s production of “Stanley and Livingstone,” which opened on Saturday at the Regent Theatre. With Sir Cedric Hardwieke an the role of Livingstone, the film co-stars Nancy Kelly and Richard Greene, in the romantic roles, with Tracy. The stellar cast also includes Walter Brennan, Charles Coburn, Henry Tracers. The 20tii Century-Fox picture is a memorable screen event for Hokitika j and no one should miss it ! WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. “INTERMEZZO.” A notable event in motion pictures . will take place at the Regent Theatre 1 when'David 0. Selznick’s latest production “Intermezzo, A Love Story’’’ is shown on Wednesday. Without mincing words, “Intermezzo” must be put down as one of the hits of the year. Directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring such t'op-n'otchers a s Leslie Howard and Edna Best, the production also introduces a new continentrl star, Ingrid Bbrginaii. Miss Bergman is a young and ' beautiful actress wjio can