PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7067, 28 January 1933, Page 3

PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

PALACE THEATRE WILL ROGERS IN "DOWN TO EARTH" Back to liis native Oklahoma again after filming his recent pictures against various foreign locales, Will Rogers has the star role in "Down to Earth,” his new Fox offering which opens to-day at the Palaco Theatre. With the recital of a business man’s efforts to balance his dwindling income against his family’s social ambitions and extravagance as its theme, the picture is being hailed everywhere as the most timely as well as the funniest production of the noted humorist’s career. Rogers fans will recall the hectic adventures of Pike Peters and his family abroad in "They Had to Seo Paris,” his first talking picture. In "Down to Earth,” the whimsical “Pike” reappears after his trip, once more guiding the destinies of his oil company. Irene Rich again enacts the rolo of Mrs. Peters, with Dorothy Jordan, Matty Kemp, Mary Carlisle, Theodore Lodi, Brandon Hurst and many other noted players in the supporting cast. Homer Croy, the author of "They Had to See Paris,” wrote the story for the now offering, with Edwin Burke making the screen play and David Butler directing. Admirably chosen featurettes include a comedy entitled "Hero Comes the Circus”; an item of the Magic Carpet scries, “Havana Ho,” and two Fox News Teels showing many events of topical interest. KOSY THEATRE "DARING DANGER” ACE WESTERN THRILLER Playing a cowboy who loves a fight but never gets over hating the fellow who doesn’t fight fair, Tim McCoy has a riding, fighting and shooting role in "Daring Danger” that keeps events moving swiftly and thrillingly. Fists are biffing furiously in the first scene. This fight ends in a gun duel in which Badgely wounds Tim because he first removed the bullets from Tim’s gun. After that Tim's one aim is to square accounts with the cowardly Badgely. A delightful little romance between Tim and the rancher’s courageous daughter, played brightly and engagingly by Alberta Vaughn, gives proper sweetening to the plot, which is one of grim justice from start to finish. Chapter 5 of "Jungle Mystery” sees the intrepid explorers of the African jungle a step further in their quest for Tiboo Tibb’s ivory horde. Among the supports is also another of the Monkey Shine comedies, the main parts being played by monkeys displaying remarkable intelligence. Also included are two cartoons, a Screen Snapshots, and another of the popular "Curiosities” series. REGENT THEATRE MAURICE CHEVALIER IN “LOVE ME TO-NIGHT” That incomparable and definitely charming buffoon of the screen, Maurice Chevalier, is attracting crowded houses to the Regent Theatre in his latest screen song comedy, "Love Me To-night.” It is surely one of the most perplexing and intriguing of pictures, as the author appears to be undecided all through as to whether it shall be a romance, a farcical comedy, or just a jolly musical play. It has a considerable” dash of each most curiously mixed, yet with the art of Chevalier, and some amazing revelations in stage settings and photography, it is a picture no one can afford to miss. As usual the supporting artists are excellent. Miss Jeanette MacDonald makes a very beautiful Princess Jeanette, and Mvrna Loy, an attractive Countess Valentine. Charles Ruggles, C. Aubrey Smith, and the ladies who play the three aunts, are all capital in a perfectly rehearsed and modcrnly-timed picture. The Chevalier film has as companions an Old-time Novelty, presenting interesting views from movies of bygone days; a Betty Boop Talkartoon, entitled, “Stopping the Show; a Fox News showing the English and Australian teams meeting on the Sydney Cricket Gioundfoi the opening of the Test matches, and other items of interest. A_notable .feature of the programme is a special film depicting Sir Charles Kingsford Smith’s arrival at New Plymouth, the reception accorded the famous aviator, and other happenings in connection with the termination of his memorable trans-Tasman flight.