AT THE PICTURE?-

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 16 October 1941, Page 2

AT THE PICTURE?-

j State.—Commencing ' Friday: “Scotland j Yard” starring Edmund Gwenn, Nancy Kelly, John Lodcr, Henry VVilcoxon. Mel- ’ villp Cooper. Scotland Yard carries on! | Neither blackout nor bombings, sandbags 1 nor "syreens,” can slow up the world's most famous detective system! But when London's prettiest woman gets a surprise—when a prank of fate slips her banker husband's face on a charming gentleman burglar, then even England's famous police admit it’s their most amazing case! Pic-ture-goers will gasp, thrill, laugh, and love i the romance a.s they watch Scotland Yard i solve this baffling mystery. Regent.—Now Showing: Victor .McLaglen in “Full Confession” and "Air Doodle Kicks Off.' How the blind adoration of a rough-neck for a pretty waitress brings ; about tragic consequences is dramatically ! unfolded by Victor McLaglen. Sally Eilers. Joseph Calleia and Barry Fitzgerald in the top roles. When the love-smitten | ruffian steals a fur coat for his girl, his clumsy attempt involves him in the murder of a policeman. It is a gripping story j with a memorable conclusion. In "Mr Doodle Kicks Off" the popular radio and ■screen star. Joe Penncr aspires to be a band-leader, but his father plans a l'oot- . hall career for him. Uproarious complications result. Majestic.—Finally To-night: Louis Biomficld's "II All Came True" with \nn sheridan and Jeffrey l.ynn. Commenting Friday: "Room Town" starring Gable. Tracy. Colbert. Eamarr and Frank Morgan. There ;a great human-interest story in "Boom Town." with more thrills titan the screen has seen in years, and stars comprising Clark Gable. Spencer Tracy. Claudette Colbert and Iledy Lamarr. Hie result is tlie greatest screen entertainment ot the A ear. It is one of those pictures that iiri.es tic,ci ip’inu 1! . wrpasses imagmatmn and has to be seen to be appreciated There arc two exciting lights, one in > which Gaolc and Tracy take on three husky bruisers, and a spine-tingling list light between the two stars, not to menl,ol, ;i few other fisticuffs and a scrap between two gorgeous dance-hall girls. But "Boom Town" goes tarthcr in action. It sends Gable and Tracy diving head first nt( a sea of mud and then puts them into a long "underwear” scene, two bits of action that are hilarious. It then produces startling scenes ol' gushers booming in. ot Gable riding a bucking mule, of Gable and Tracy battling an oil well me and ot a funny hi-jacking scene. It of romance, with Claudette Colbert and Hedy Lamarr, as the tailhful wile and adventurous siren respective! v It adds comedy by Frank Morgan and chill Wills. And there's that cute "What inspired the old-time pioneers to set forth in their covered wagons'?’ •••Well, maybe they didn't want to j wait about thirty years for a train.’ | "Montreal alar."