ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 226, 22 August 1940, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

' REGENT THEATRE. "DAD RUDD, ALP.” In “Dad Rudd, / AI.P.” at- the Regent' Theatre, patrons will see the ad, inirablc association of Ago, with its maturity of wise. experience ; and Youth, with its boundless energy and ingenious romance. Because the latest Cinesound production stars, on the one hand, Bert Bailey—bearaed sage of entertainment, whose wisdom is resultant upon over thirty years on the boards ! And-on the other —a bevy of young Australians, some of whom came fresh from Cinesound’s own Talent School and all of whom are filled with the ambition and enthusiasm of their first screen appearance. Not that Bailey himself isn’t enthusiastic; Four pictures under the directorial aegis of producer-director Ken G. Hall (“On Our Selection,” “Grandad Rudd,” “Dad and Dave Come to Town” and “Dad Rudd, M.P,”) have only served to lcindle an almost fierce determination to help put Australia upon the cinematic map as a production source to Ire formidably considered. That he' is on the right track is evidenced by the outstanding success of his four Cinesound films, the first of which (the memorable “Selection”) created amazing records unsurpassed in the history of film production throughout Australia for any picture. irrespective of origin; and the third (“Dad and Dawa”) claiming : the distinction a» the first Australian opus to receive a West End premiere in Londori, where it was hailed by English critics as the first, real rival to the famous Hardy Family of Hollywood. . • KOSY THEATRE. “BATTLE OF BROADWAY.” Tlio Army, Navy and Marines arrive tonight at the Kosy Theatre completely out of hand. The merry military onslaught by all branches of the service, of course, is the robust and riotous "Battle of Broadway,’ which is based on the American .Legion’s “unconventional convention” in New York. Victor (Sez you) McLaglen and Brian (One punch) Donlcvy arrive on the Gay Wnite Way in the Legion vanguard —to see what makes the cosy little village on the Hudson "River so popular. Not since jWademoisellc from Armentieres was a mere slip of a girl, not since “What Price Glory” and “The Cockeyed World” has there been such heck-raising on the screen These bottle-scarred veterans know all the manoeuvres —and when they lay siege to beautiful Louise Ilovick, “Battle of Broadway,” like The Battle of the Marne, becomes nothing more than a whole collection of fights conveniently filed under one heading. A brilliant cast headed by ono of the most popular and talented personalities on stage and screen to-day—Jack Buchanan; the sensational screen debut of a fascinating Russian singer—Mara Losseff ; six lilting new musical numbers destined to set the whole town humming; two intriguing new dances; a gay story of love tfil'd laughter; abounding; in sparkling repartee, uproarious situations, novel dramatic twists, with a magnificent climax high above, the clouds —such arc the- rare and pleasing ingredients of “The Sky’s the Limit,” a joyous new Jack Buchanan Production to be presented . at. the .Kosy. Theatre, to-day. ‘