AMUSEMENTS

Northern Advocate, 9 November 1934, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

PLAZA THEATRE.

After many years of. success on the j stage, George Gee showed that he j cquld acquit himself equally well as a screen comedian in “Cleaning Up,” his I first British comedy. He has followed ! this up with a worthy successor in I “Strike It Rich,” which opened a sea- i son at the Plaza Theatre last night to > a large house. The story deals with the adventures and misadventures of a down-trodden clerk who suffers from an inferiority complex, until he visits a phrenologist, who, after reading his bumps, tells him that he is a second Napoleon. j This news has the effect of giving 1 him such confidence in himself that he i almost becomes a power in the world : of “big business.” but not until after he j has extricated himself from a number of awkward situations. The film con- ; tains many laughs and provides an : ideal medium for George Gee’s com-; edy. Gina Malo plays opposite the j popular comedian, giving a perfor- ; mance which promises well for her future. Others who figure prominently in the cast are Davy Burnaby and ; fietty Asteli. j The picture is supported by a fine programme of “shorts.”