“PUDDIN’ HEAD”

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 3252, 14 April 1943, Page 5

“PUDDIN’ HEAD”

LAUGH-PROVOKING PLOT

PROGRAMME AT REGENT

“HERE COMES HAPPINESS” ALSO

Republic’s scenarists certainly went to town in contriving another laughprovoking plot for Judy Canova’s latest film, “Puddin’ Head,” which will show at the Regent Theatre on Thursday and Friday. This time they have mad? Judy the unwitting owner of a' valuable strip of Manhattan real estate—which becomes all the more valuably when the United Broadcasting System, through an error, trespasses one foot on her property in the building '■of their new skyscraper.

Nicholas Q. Nicholas (Raymond Walburn), president of the company, and. his lame-brained son, Junior (Eddie Foy, Jnr.), are in mortal fear that Matilda Nichols, owner of the station, will learn of this faux-pas and blame it on to them, so they set about to persuade Judy to As it-turns out, Judy hasn’t even known that she owns the land. Apparently it has been willed to her by some long-forgotten relative. But now she doesn’t want to sell! She has always wanted to live in a big city, and she means to take advantage of her opportunity to do., so, moving her Uncle Lem and herself, lock, stock and barrel, together * with a consignment of pigs' and chickens and other fauna from “Wuthering Heights” to the centre of Manhattan’s business district!

Nicholas and Junior, still afraid to tell Matilda, do their best to either scare or cajole Judy into selling, aild, failing this, engage the service of Prince Karl, a frayed of cuff, but persuasive Russian nobleman. Handsome Prince Karl is faced with the prospect of either paying 2500 1 dollars in back alimony to his ex-wife a week hence or going to prison.

Naturally, he is very eager to undertake Nicholas’ proposition ‘ that he persuade Judy to sell —when 5090 dollars is the prize! ■ The action follows thick and fast from this point, with a multitude of laughs leading to a hilarious denouement. •

One of the most sparkling comedyromances of the season will be shown, at the Regent Theatre on Thursday and Friday when Warner Bros.’ new film, “Here Comes Happiness” starts its run. It tells the story of a very rich girl who could only find love and happiness when she left her own pretentious surroundings. ''

Heading the cast are Mildred Coles, Edward Norris and Richard Ainley with Russell Hicks and Marjorie Gateron in the supporting roles. Miss Coles gives a grand performance as Jessica Vance, who doesn’t care for her hand-picked fiance, played by Richard Ainley. She leaves home and takes a small. apartment, where she falls in love with Chet Madden, portrayed by Edward Norris. 1 Norris gives a realistic characterisation of an ordinary fellow, with simple ambitions and an extreme dislike for insincerity. When he learns that Jessica secretly obtained £5.00 from her. father in order to get him a safer job, his present one dangerous, he becomes angry.

FINALLY TO-NIGHT

“‘LITTLE NELLIE KELLY”

“Little Nellie Kelly” will show finally to-night at the Regent Theatre.