ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 98, 25 March 1939, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

METEOR THEATRE. “IN OLD MEXICO.” Paramount’s first “Hopalong Cassidy” story to continue the action of a former 1 “Cassidy” picture is “In Old Mexico.” now showing at the Meteor Theatre. \i Taking up the thread of tho tale where < the popular “Borderland” of a season ago loft off, the picture tells what happens in tho romantic Mexican ranch when “the Fox” breaks out of prison and swears < revengo on “Ilopalong- Cassidy” and his : friends, who put him there. Cast in the i title role, of course, is filmdoin’s most popular outdoor hero, William Boyd, who rides again with his two traditional companions, George Haves and Russell Hay- ; den. '■ “ILLEGAL TRAFFIC.” A thrill-packed story written around an amazing shakedown racket —the transportation of fugitives-from-justice across 1 State and national borders for exorbitant sums—is told in Paramount’s “Illegal Traffic,” now showing at the Meteor Theatre with a fine cast of character players. J. Carrol Naieh, playing the leader of a g-angdom making its last ; stand, will be seen a- 4 ? the chief of a . racket going on all over tho nation today in spite of all the c-tlorts of tho Goy- . eminent to rout it. Naish meets his match in the personof Robert Preston, a ' slick G-man, who joins the gangsters as an aeroplane pilot anc turns tho tables on them in a smashing climax. KOSY THEATRE. “KING OF TIIE NEWSBOYS.” llow an ambitious youth rises abovo his ' environment in the slums of New York tc eventually control the distribution of all newspapers is the basis of Republic’s powerful drama, “King of the Newsboys,” which , is now showing at the Kosy Theatre. In the , teeming tenements of this great city, playground of a million hoodlums, schoolroom of growing gangsters and gunmen, is told the heart-stirring story of Jerry (Lew Ayres) the care-free boy who is spurred to success by the love of Mary Ellen (Helen Mack). After a rather nondescript existence, including street fights and run-ins with police, Jerry settles down to the serious task of earning an honest livelihood as a paper boy. Ilis sales become so enormous that he hires other boys to work under him. A successful newspaper distributing agency eventually materialises and Jerry finds him- < self growing wealthy and influential. In- 1 eluded in the well-rounded cost are such screen, i luminaries as Alison Skipworth, Victor Varconi, William Benedict, Gloria Rich, and many others. “King of the Newsboys” is 1 certainly ono picture to be included in your “don’t miss” list! “CAMPUS CONFESSIONS.” Betty Grable, lovely beauty who recently ( scored so sensationally in “Thrill of a Lifetime,” will be seen in one of her biggest , and most important roles to date at the , Kosy Theatre, when Paramount's gay comedy of college life, “Campus Confessions” shows to-night. Featured with Miss Grable in tne cast of “Campus Confessions” are beautiful Eleanore Whitney, llank ( Luisetti, American University basketball star who makes his film debut in this film, William Henry, Thurston Halt and Fritz Feldj the popular comedian.