ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 161, 9 June 1939, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

MAYFAIR THEATRfc. “.MR DEEDS GOES 'TO TOWN.” Frank Capra’s genius achieves another masterpiece in this magnificent, comedy I drama by the brilliant Robert Riskin. See il now—you’ll want to see it again. Gary Cooper in Columbia's “Mr Deeds Goes to Town.” co-starring Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Slander and Jf. D. Warner. It’s the surprise comedy of the year and a guarantee to kill those blues. METEOR THEATRE. “STORM OYER BENGAL.” Glorious in its sweep of exciting adventure in north-west India, far-flung outpost ol Empire, and moving in its depiction of gallantry and heroism is “Storm Over Bengal, ’ Republic’s tbrill-teeming romance of the Bengal Lancers, now showing at the Meteor Theatre. 'Lite dashing Ratrie Knowles, taller and more handsome than ever, is the leading figure as Captain Jeffrey Allison, hero of the British Army in India. Richard Cromwell is seen as the younger Allison, bitter toward his big brother, because he is constantly flung in his face as a fine example to live up to. By his amazing deeds in army secret service, in battle against fanatical tribesmen and on the polo fields, Jell’ ha’s certainly set a mark for his younger brother to shoot at. Kir Austin Carter, peace ambassador: from the Viceroy and Governor-General of | India., and Itis military escort are trapped anil murdered on their way to Lla-napur. Allison is ordered to fly to Llannpur to complete the mission Sir Austin started and the regiment march In punish the murderers and restore, order. And as they swing along, eager to revenge the death of ftir Austin ami his comrades’, little do they know that they are riding into a deathtrap in the pass, where hiding tribe-men, heavily armed, are ready to swoop down upon them. Sidncv .Salkow directed “Storm Over Bengal” with great skill, drawing the utmost from its finely written screenplay by Garrett Fort, Knowles. Cromwell, Miss Hudson and Drumbrillc are excellent in their portrnvils, as are, supporting players I lalliwell 1 lollies. Colin Taplov, Gilbert Emery, Claude Allistcr, Douglas ’Walton and Clyde Cook. KOSY THEATRE. “THE MYSTERY OF MR WONG.” “The Mystery- of Mr Wong.” eerie thriller now showing at the Kosv Theatre, is the second of a series ol “James Lee Wong” stories which Monogram is making with Boris KarlolV us the star. The ‘*\Vong'’ pictures arc baaed on tbe Hugh Wiley magazine stories, and concern the adventures of the Oxford educated ChincrO detective. James Lee Wong. played by Boris Karloff, who deserts his usual "horror” roles to portray the celestial sleuth. “The Mystery of Mr A\ ong ’ is the story of how A\ ong tracked down a killer on a trail of death left by a fatal I owe! —I'iVC ol tlto daughter ol Ino Moon.” Outstanding in the cast are Grant Withers. Dorothy 'Tree, Ilolmcs Herbert and Loins Long. “CRIME TAKES A HOLIDAY.” Desperately lighting against time. a two-(toted district attorney tricks an underworld king into confessing his crimes before a million radio-witnesses, to make Columbia’s -‘Crime 'Takes a Holiday” an unusual and distinctive murder-mystery tale. The film, with Jack Holt starred as the district attorney, is now showing at the Kosv Theatre. In addition to Iloit, "Grime Takes a Holiday”, Juts,. Marcia H a Ist on in the loading iominino vole; J!un--ell Hoi'ilon, as the assistant di.-lriet attorney and romantic lead: Douglas Dtumhril'e’ Joseph ('reban, Joint Wray, Arthur Hold, and others. "THE LONE RANGER.” The mounting popularity ol the motion picture serials is the incoutiyo which prompted Republic I'iet tires to negotiate for the rights to make the screen version of the- radio serial, "The Lone Ranger,” showing everv l'ridiiy, .Saturday anti Alottday at* the Kosv Theatre. For the past four years this ’widely known radio serial lias poured the thrilling adventures ol the masked rider through the country’s loudspeaker.-; to millions of listeners.