GRIPPING DRAMA

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 51, Issue 3134, 22 June 1942, Page 5

GRIPPING DRAMA

“THE GIRL IN THE NEWS”

PROGRAMME AT REGENT ADVENTURE AND ROMANCE > The Twentieth Century production, “The Girl In The News,” which Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Ltd. will present at the Regent Theatre -to-night and Tuesday, a gripping drama of present-day England, follows on the successes of “The Lady Vanishes” and “Night Train To Munich.” It is the drama of an attractive young nurse whose employer, an elderly lady, dies in -mysterious circumstnces. These circumstances are duplicated in her next position as part of a subtle and callous- murder plot. The girl is brought to trial and is only saved by the brilliant work of the young lawyer who is in love with her, and a dramatic, twist whereby the real murderer is discovered in a t gripping climax. The star of both the previous hits, “The Lady Vanishes” and “Night Train To Munich,” is also one of the stars in “The Girl In The News.” With Margaret Lockwood this time are two famous actors in Barry K. Barnes and Emlyn Williams. Emlyn Williams, of course, is well-known both as ■ actor and dramatist; besides being the author of “ Night Must Fall,” which served as a vehicle for Robert Montgomery, his- screen roles also include an outstanding performance in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s second British film, “The Citadel.” Margaretta Scott, the well-known . stage and. screen actress, plays an .important role, while Roger Livesey of the famous theatrical family, and three other members of the “Night Train To Munich” cast, Wyndham Goldie, Felix Aylmen and Basil Radford (this time parted from his cricketing companion, Naunton Wayne), • also fill important roles. Comedy of the “below stairs” order is supplied by Betty Jardine and Kathleen Harrison, both of whom appeared in Emlyn Williams’ . stage play, “The Corn Is Green.”

“The Girl In The News” was directed by one of England’s foremostyoung directors, Carol Reed, who has already to his credit the successful “Night Train To Munich,” the producer was Edward Black and Maurice Ostrer was in charge of production, these three being the triumvirate responsible for “Night Train To Munich.” Sydney iGilliat, who collaborated on the screen. plays of both “Night Train To Munich,” and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s initial British production “A Yank at Oxford,” scripted the story from a novel by Roy Vickers. •