ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 205, 31 July 1939, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

KOSY THEATRE. “RENFREW OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED.” No more picturesque organisation exists to-day than tho Canadian Royal Mounted Police, and there is no more popular fiction character than “Renfrew of tho Royal Mounted,” who lias been idolised by millions of youngsters through his radio,- book and” cartoon adventures. Grand National is now making a aeries of notable action films, based on the adventures of Lauri York Erskino’s noted fiction character, of which tho first, ‘Renfrew of the Royal Mounted,” is now showing a.t the Kosy Theatre, with James Newill, well known radio singing star, who made bis screen debut in “Something to Sing About” with James Cagney, in the title role. Newill, who became a star in bis own right in this series, demonstrates that lie is a superb dramatic actor, as well as a splendid singer, having the dash and gallant bearing that makes him ideal for the part. A 'notorious band of outlaws and counterfeiters is hiding somewhere in the heart of the Canadian wilderneso, after killing a member of the Royal Mounted, who was pursuing them. “CODE OF THE STREETS.” A four time winner on tho revolving wheel of theatrical fortune, Harry Carey enacts one of his finest roles as the featured character star of Universal’s "Code of the Streets,” now showing at the Kosy Theatre. REGENT THEATRE. “CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY.” “Confessions of a Nazi Spy,” now showing at the Regent Theatre, stars Edward G. Robinson and a brilliant supporting cast, including Paul Lukas, Francis Lederer, Lya Lys— famous European film beauty making tier American debut —and many others. Although the particular characters and events are fictional, the espionage methods revealed in the film are based on the facts brought out in the recent trials in New York, Los Angeles and the Panama Canal Zone. Leon G. Turrou, former F. 13.1. agent, who acted as technical advisor on the Warner Bros, photoplay, smashed one of the Nazi spy rings, and his intimate knowledge of the manner in which the spies operate lias given reality and authenticity to the production. “Confessions of a Nazi Spy” is a sensational picture in the true sense o! the word, because it is a vivid depiction of tho menacing under-cover activities fostered in America by the most dangerous of all the democratic institutions —the Nazi regime in Germany. Edward G. Robinson portrays the G-man who breaks the spy ring and brings four of the members to trial and conviction. Paul Lukas plays tho doctor who heads the spy ling, and Lederer portrays a bungling Nazi informer. Lya Lys. whose exquisite blonde beauty and dramatic ability make her one of the ton European stars, makes her American film debut in “Confessions of a Nazi Spy.”