ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 227, 23 August 1940, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

MAYFAIR THEATRE. '" “HELL’S CARGO.” Seaplanes taking children off a liner in distress, a destroyer, her bridge sealed against a mammoth cloud of gas drifting across the sea, dashing to tlie rescue of the remaining passengers, a tanker stopped in mid-ocean with great clouds of choking vapour billowing over her. us her deadly acid cargo is cast into the sea — these arc but a lew of tho thrilling scenes that make “Hell’s Cargo,” showing today at the Mayfair Theatre, a truly remarkable film. There are three heroes, British, French and Russian, and each isa naval officer. They are lriends until a cafe brawl among liieir crews estrange them. Later all three find themselves on tlie French ship .in deadly dangerous circumstances and show that ,Cach is a genuine hero and that JaLels ot nationality matter very little in faco of peril. Aiso screening: “Kid Nightingale,” starring John Payne, Jane Wyman, Walter CUrlett. When lie swings look out for your heart and your chin; plus episode 11 of “The Green Hornet,” “Death Rides the Rails.”

REGENT THEATRE. “THE ROAD TO SINGAPORE.” a, A couple of embryonic Gaugins daub themselves with paint so that they can get something to eat at a native feast in tlie South Seas town of Kaigoon and matters arc just about as they are throughout “Road to Singapore,” the new Paramount comedy musical wiLli Bing Crosby, Dorothy Laiuour and Bob Hope in tlie starring roles, and a supporting cast headed by Charles Coburn, Judith Barret, Anthony Quinn and Jerry Colonna. Tlie two lads who don tho paint are, of course, Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, those distinguished fugitives who spend their time in this picture basking in the tropics where they hope—yes, they really do ! —to avoid matrimony. But, of course, when Bing gets a chance to croon to Miss Lamour and Bob can keep her amused, the boys are soon off on the wrong track again. All this trekking down to the land of Goona-Goona comes about when Bing and Bob get back in port after a voyage on one of Bing's dad’s boats. First, they have to dispose of a couple of guys sent around by one of Bob's old gui friends. Then there is the trouble witli Bing’s father—Charles Coburn, and his fiancee, Miss Barrett, who both seem to think that lie should settle down. The lads dispose of that problem by fleeing to Kaigoon, Existence in Kaigoon is idyllic until they run into Dorothy Lamour being abused by her dancing partner, Anthony Quinn. The boys take care of him witli a fine little game ot •’Patty-cuke,” and she decides to take care of them as far as tlie housekeeping goes.