PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7268, 22 September 1933, Page 12

PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

REGENT THEATRE "TERROR ABOARD,” A CLEVERLY CONTRIVED MYSTERY John Halliday, Chai-les Ruggles, Neil Hamilton, Shirley Grey, Verree Teasdale and Jack Laßue head the star cast in “Terror Aboard,” which will conclude to-night at the Regent theatre. A lengthy and well varied supporting programme includes a Ford Sterling comedy entitled "Pretty Puppies"; a revue, “Hollywood on Parade”; Geo. Dewey Washington in a musical novelty, “Rhythm in The River”; a Betty Boop cartoon, “Betty Boop’s Big Boss,” and a Newsreel. “Rio Rita.” , As a picture “Rio Rita” has fired the world with enthusiasm even greater than did. the Ziegfeld stage production in its 62 weeks in New York. Harry Tierney’s music that set the world a-humming, will live anew now that it can be heard by infinitely larger audiences. “Rio Rita” will begin to-morrow afternoon at the Rogent theatre for a limited season of three nights and the one matinee. Luther Reed, director, lias enlarged the stage production, giving to the screen version a broader sweep and a sense of bigness that would not be possible within the confines of the stage. Particularly is this true in fhe technicolour sequences in which several hundred persons participate. Several of the same players who were prominent in the original stage production are seen and heard in the screen version. Outstanding among these are Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, and Hcien Kaiser. John Boles, who plays Captain Jim Stewart, chief of Texas Rangers, sings as a pastmaster of the operatic art, yet Bebe Daniels, who makes her debut as a songbird in "Rio Rita,” is a worthy partner, both in vocal and acting ability. Dorothy Lee lends a spritely air to the picture, and sings several effective numbers with Bert Wheeler. Several entertaining short items will precede “Rio Rita,” which will commence screening at 5.20, and at the matinee at 2.20 p.m. Plans are now available at the Central Booking Office, and intending pati’ons are advised to make an early selection of seats.

KOSY THEATRE "EXCESS BAGGAGE” AND "SCARLET RIVER” The double feature programme presenting “Excess Baggage” and "Secret River” at the Kosy theatre concludes today.

To-morrow—Jack Holt in Virile Drama. No more engrossing struggles between men and men and between groups and groups have marked any industry than those which have been part of the getting out of the world’s oil supply. And in the photoplay “The Woman I Stole,” which opens to-morrow at the Kosy theatre, this is the basic theme. On the edge of a Morroccan desert, the Alianza and Pan Kansas Petroleum Corporations are struggling over oil, and Jack Holt—always a fighter in his pictures—is battling with Donald Cook over a woman—and the fair object of the struggle is the lovely Fay Wray. Then there is also a. perfectly grand bandit general to stir things up still further. 1-ie does not care which oil company he raids so long as he gets the loot. And lie’s a jovial giant, a picturesque character played by the colourful actor, Noah Beery. A western romance, “Fighting Fool,” featuring Tim McCoy and Marceline Day, is the main supporting item.

PALACE THEATRE SYDNEY HOWARD IN “IT’S A KING” Sydney Howard will be finally seen tonight at tlie Palace theatre in his latest comedy, “It’s a King." The supporting programmes is of a genuinely outstanding character, and includes “Afternoon Tease,” the latest edition of the Ideal Magazine; “The City of St. Albans”; “Bells of Aberdovey”; “The Sawfiy”; “Forestry in Australia”; “An Old Garden,” and the most recent Fox Australian News. GENE GERRARD IN “LEAVE IT TO ME”

Gene Gerrard, the inimitable star of “My Wife’s Family,” and “Let Me Explain, Dear,” .will be once again in the midst of trouble at the Palace theatre commencing to-morrow at 2 p.m. where ho will be starring in “Leave It To Me.” In the guise of a spring poet he descends upon a country mansion where the beautiful Eve Halliday is staying, and is coerced into stealing a valuable necklace for Eve’s erstwhile fiance, who intends to return the heirloom to his aunt, gain the reward, and marry Eve on the proceeds. He is forestalled, however, by two real crooks already established in the house, and in his attempts to recover the necklace and explain his movements to Eve, who is actually acquainted with the poet, he is supposed to be representing, he is nearly arrested. He triumphs in the end, but not before filmgoers have been provided with the laugh of a lifetime at Gene’s merrymaking antics. The additional feature on the programme, entitled “The windjammer,” is based upon Mr. A. J. Villier’s book, “By Way of Cape Horn,” and is a record of his adventurous five months’ voyage from Waileroo, Australia, to Queenstown, via Cape Horn. The object of the undertaking was to make a photographic record of one of the old sailing ships. Proof that this object was achieved is shown by the wonderful sea pictures presented in this truly remarkable production. There is also a “Fatlio Pictorial” containing a number of variety items.