ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 182, 3 July 1936, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

KOSY THEATRE. “FOUR HOURS TO WAIT.” As Tony Mako, the unforgettable character in Paramount’s “Four Hours To Wait l” showing finally to-night at the Kosy Theatre, Richard Burt holiness plays the part of a man sentenced to death, who spends his last few hours of freedom in evening up ail old score. The action of this melodrama is set entirely within a Broadway theatre. “LADIES SHOULD LISTEN.” Tho hectic and tremendously amusing love affair between a wealthy playboy and telephone operator in his hotel who tapped his wire and trapped his heart. That, in brief, is the basic story of Hie farce-comedy, “Ladies Should Listen,” also show ng finally to-night at tho Kosy - Theatre. “SONG OF THE SADDLE. The second of Warner Bros.’ series of new Western dramas, with music, “Song of the Saddle,” comes to tho Kosy Theatre to-morrow with Dick Forun, the “singing cowboy,” in (lie stellur roic. The picture is said to he a thrilling melodrama, with a romance tud comedy relief in addition to the music. Tho story and screen play by William Jacobs evolves about the murder of a Western pioneer by a band of cut-throats who masquerade as respectable citizens and with the plot to trap the slayers. The murderers finally eliminate each other by the clever ma.nipuhttim of the youth who, as a small boy. haad seen his father slain and robbed. Dick Foran lias tiic rolo of tho youth, with Alma Lloyd playing opposite him. Foran sings two songs specially written for tho production by M. K. Jerome and Jack Scholl. Other music is furnished by the famous radio quillet, the “Sons of the Pioneers.” The trio of crooks arc played by Charles Middleton, Eddie Khubert and Monte Montague, while considerable comedy relief is afforded by Victor Potel, l’at West and Julian Rivero. Others in the cast include Addison Richards, Kemetli Harlan, Myrtle Stedmau, George Ernest,, James Farley, Bud Osborne, Bonita Granville and William Desmond. Louis K'lig directed. “POLICE CAR 17.” “Cu’.lVg all ears! Calling all ears!” A terse command flashes across the ether waves and in a few moments the complete radio pulieo force of a large metropolis has been mobilised for instant action. The Columbia studios have produced a photoplay revolving about the exploits ot this branch of the service. • Ihe hint is called “Police Car 17,” and, for what is probably the first time, reveals in detail die police radio broadcast iig station and its interesting complexities. '1 he picture opens an engagement to-morrow at the Kosy Theatre. T ini McCoy, populai action star of the screen, is east as the radio patrolman, hi order to get the details absolutely correct. Director llillyor and Tim McCoy paid an extuisivc visit to a police broadcasting station.. How the incoming calls tor police assistance are handled : how they are broadcast; how the messages are filed and cheeked out after tho district ear hits made a report on the call tiro all shown in this highly interesting and thrillingJy exciting p-ctuic.

MAYFAIR. “THE BRIDE COMES HOME.” The story of a modern girl with a super-charged temper who meets and loves a man who prefers fighting to eating, will be brought to the screen ot the .Mayfair Theatre 10-niglp m 1 aramount’s “The Bride Comes Home, with Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurrav in the featured roles. It is a thoioughly amusing story, skilfully presented, and possesses a definite appeal for all niairtctl couples. “THE BOHEMIAN GIRL.” The screen’s funniest men, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, who scored such hits in “Babes in Toyland,” have returned to the AJavfair Theatre in their latest fulllength feature, “The Bohemian Girl,” which commences its Palmerston North season to-morrow night. The general theme ot Balfe’s famous operetta lias been retained, but the work lias been adapted to fit the talents of its stars. All the Balfe music has been retained, and one new number, “Heart of a Gipsy,” has been added. Laurel and Hardy are members of a gipsy band. Hardy’s wife (Mao Duscli) falls in love with Devilshoof (Antonio Moreno), of whom the gipsy queen is also enamoured. He decides in order to raise funds for his elopement with Airs Hardy to rob the castle of Count Arnheim. He is caught red-handed and whipped. Inspired by thoughts of revenge, Airs Hardy abducts Hie count’s little daughter, the princess, and introduces her to her husband as her own child. Later she elopes with Devilshoof, leaving Stan and Ohio to rear tho princess as best they can. From this point the film changes to a period of 14 years later and there is an exciting climax before tho princess is finally restored to her father. Included in a strong supporting programme is a short subject entitled “Basketball”; also an extremely timely short. “THE HIT AND RUN DRIVER.”

Every day accidents of this nature are reported and tho film is most opportune, depicting tho horror of smashed bodies and lives abruptly ended through carelessness and callousness on tho roach Ohciiy blossom time in Japan and newsreel complete a first-class programme.