AT THE PICTURES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 30 April 1945, Page 4

AT THE PICTURES

Majestic: Finally to-night, “Standing Room Only” and the coloured supporting featurette “The Memphis BeUe.” Tomorrow and Wednesday, “Swing Shift Maisie” and “Design for Scandal.” The er medy feature for the week-end. which was such a big attraction on Saturday, v ill be screened finally this evening. For to-morrow and Wednesday there will be a double-feature programme starting with “Swing Shift Maisie” (Ann Sothern and James Craig), a light story of workers in an aircraft factory. The second offering will -be “Design for Scandal,” with Rosalind Russell and Walter Pidgeon in the leading roles. This is a tale of how romance came to a woman judge, and the telling is very amusingly treated.

State: Commencing Friday next, “Colonel Blimp,” starring Anton Walbrook, Deborah Kerr, Roger Livesey. The picture presents a kindly portrayal of Blimp is all the more effective for suffering the goodnatured. stout-hearted, tremendously patriotic and loyal fool gladly. The hero, a courageous, high-born one-track minded, tremendously patriotic Boer- War and last war veteran, brilliantly drawn by Roger Livesey. dominates the narrative in circumstances that are both a handsome tribute and gentle reproof of the-old-school-tie tradition. Anton Walbrook cleverly amplifies the political point as the Colonel’s frank and understanding antiNazi friend, while Deborah Kerr displays* *reat charm and exceptional versatility.