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Majestic.—Now Showing: "Torrid Zone,!! with James Cagney. Ann Sheridan and exciting comedy drama, set against the American banana countrv. Cagney and O'Brien are cast as the hard-boiled plantation bosses for a big fruit company nnu Miss Sheridan as an American singer v. ho talents as a singer and a card sharp. Also featured in the film are gravel-voiced Andy Devine. Helen Vinson, Jerome Cowon. George Tobias, and many others. drama starring Kay Francis in “Play Girl*’ with James Ellison and Nigel Bruce. Amusing as well as dramatic complications result when a fascinating gold digger, realising she is losing her youth, induces a beautiful but penniless working girl to act as bait for wealthy play boys in "Play Girl" starring Kay Francis in the title role. As the glamorous woman of the world. Miss Francis is supported in this RKO Radio offering by James Ellison in the romantic lead, and beautiful Mildred Coles as the lovely j who is put to work on ' swith an intended victim. Sophisticated comedy and strang drama are blended in "Play .Girl.” which unfolds am-mst a slitterins panorama of the world s fashionable resorts. This is an ordinal s*ory by Jerry Cady, directed by T i mk Woodruff. Regent—Now Showing: "The Hard vs Hide High” and "One Was Beautiful In the former, sixth picture of the scries. Mickey moves from the mythical town of Carvel to Detroit, where the family inherits a fortune. For the first time the son of Judge Hardy sees the night life ol a big city and is frightened by it, although he tries to conceal his fear. The family take over a mansion in Detroit ana live in luxury briefly but with enthusiasm yoimg-man-about-town. visits a night club When he calls on her. however, he loses his nerve and runs out. The familiar Hardy Family continues with Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker. Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford and Sara Haden. In the second feature, with Robert Cummings and Laraine Day. is a story of New York smart society, presented in a highly hilarious manner
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 5 August 1941, Page 2
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344AT THE PICTURES Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 5 August 1941, Page 2
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