ENTERTAINMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 13 April 1939, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

CURRENT ATTRACTIONS MAJESTIC, FINALLY TO-NIGHT: ' MELVYN DOUGLAS AND JOAN BLONDELL IN “THERE’S ALWAYS A WOMAN.” COMING FRIDAY, “SPAWN OF THE NORTH” “There’s Always a Woman/* Columbia’s current contribution to the comedy cycle comprising “The Awful Truth,” “Theodora Goes Wild.” and “Mr Deeds Goes to Town.” is now in season at the Majestic. Co-starred in this gay new romantic comedy are Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell. Mary Astor and Frances Drage are j prominently featured in the supporting I cast, which includes Robert Paige. Je- i rome Cowan and Thurston Hall. An- j other of the Majestic renowned “shorts” I include news services, a Winter “Sports j Thrill,” colour travelogue, “City of the ■ Golden Gate,” a comedy minature and 1 a colour rhapsody cartoon. George Raft. Henry Fonda and j Dorothy Lamour from Hollywood’s ! newest trio as the cast leaders in | “Spawn of the North.” Paramount’s j sensational drama of Alaska, which I will have its first local showing at 2 j p.m. to-morrow. Raft plays a robust ! and devil-may-care Arctic fisherman, j whose disregard for law and danger is | ir sharp contrast to his devotion to the j highest ideals of loyalty and friendship. | Fonda plays Raft's lil’e-long friend and final reluctant enemy. Miss Lamour. j cast as a frontier Alaskan woman who ’ loves Raft, has a role distinctive on , two scores. It not only marks the biggest dramatic role in her spectacular motion picture career, but in addition j she appears minus the famous “Lamour i sarong.” Prominent in supporting j roles are John Barrymore, Akim Tamiroff. Lynne Overman, and Hollywood's newest star discovery, pretty Louise Platt. Based on the well known novel by Barrett Willoughby. “Spawn of the North” tells a sweeping story of two lifelong friends caught in the cross-cur-rents of a war for fishing rights off the Alaskan coast. REGENT: FINALLY TO-NIGHT “THE CASE OF THE VELVET CLAW" AND “MAN OF THE MOMENT.” TO-MORROW, “MI | ING WITNESSES” AND “SPEED TO BURN” “Missing Witnesses” shows a city honeycombed with rackets, which arc headed by a certain Ward Sturgis, played by Harland Tucker. But the Governor is an honest man. and he appoints Inspector Lane (John Lite!), to head a new undercover body of investigators to mop up the racketeers. Lane engages as assistants Emmet j ; White (William Haade) and Bull Regan j '(Dick Purcell)—both husky fighting! [police. Bull is in love with Mary Nor-

ton (Jean Dale), and she enters the crusade, though secretly, for she is secretary to Head Grafter Sturgis in some of his legitimate enterprises. She learns of his extra-legal businesses, and at the risk of her life, if she is discovered puts away Bull and his aides. But there’s a mysterious murder, and circumstantial evidences makes it seem that probably Mary was the killer. She comes to Lane's office and reports that Ward Sturgis had taken her and his office assistant to his yacht, under the pretences of having them help him with some work. On the yacht. Sturgis got into a scrap with his assistant, shot him. and threw him overboard. Lane credits Mary's story until they get the report that a man’s body, identified by his clothes as Ward Sturgis has been found floating in the I bay. Bull, her best boy friend, is j forced to place her under arrest. But ; the mystery is solved. Mary is cleared, j the racketeers are rounded up. and the ! city is a better and cleaner place. ! The associate feature “Speed u> Burn” is a heartwarmingly human story 1 of one of the world's most exciting I sports, the film is rich with all the | romance and colour of the race track, j It introduces a new screen family, the j Gambinis. destined for immediate ' favour in the affections of all filmgoers. I Into the lives of the Gambir. ° c >mes I the boundless love of a man for his i girl, the dauntless faith of a boy in his | gallant thoroughbred, and the thrill of j an exciting victory. Michael Whalen I and Lynn Bari head the cast. STATE: FINALLY TO-NIGHT: SON.IA HENIE IN “MY LUCKY STAR.” TO-MORROW AT 2 P.M.: “THE SAINT IN NEW YORK” Huge crowds have paid tribute to the dazzling performance of Sonja Henie in | her latest and greatest picture. “My | Lucky Star" which is screening finally to-night. With beautiful ice sequences,

rollicking comedy and splendid romantic interest the film is an outstanding one. Newcomer Rich- ! aid Greene is again excellent as the male lead, Cesar Romera, pleasant, whilst the comedy supplied by comedienne Joan Davis and Buddy | Ebsen is rollicking. Altogether “My I Lucky Star” provides entertainment too I good to miss. j Rarely has Hollywood offered a hero ’who is both a public enemy and likej able, but this seeming paradox is surmounted in ingenious fashion in “The Saint in New York” in which a campaign of killings is committee' exclusI ively on the persons of various gang- | ster barons. The result is a brand new type of film entertainment. “The Saint” is a suave. debonair crook ! with a sort of philanthropic code, who 1 1 has devoted his career mainly to rid- ! ding the world of those criminals who ' have no redeeming features. When a civic leader finds the authorities unable to cope with the activities of a half ' dozen insolent racketeers he calls “The | Saint” to his aid. gives him a list of • '.Public Enemies and his blessing, and 1 1 puts him to work. One by one “The i Saint" goes after his victims with 1 j both the terrified survivors and the I police arrayed against him, finds a I seventh super-racketeer appearing on > I the scene .and falls in love with a i' mystery girl who is involved with the :j others. All these elements make for r ! plenty of surprises and tense situations, i i and a climax that is genuinely unex- ;, I*l (.TURKS AT RICHMOND Si TIM ling at Richmond Saturdav afteeinumi and owning is “Wells l argo. an inspiring story of a nation in tin* making. I I I b<* path of I lie pony express and atagei coach. «.f adventure and romance which -connected distant San Francisco, with ISt.. Louis then the furthest American ouU , post.