"KID MILLIONS"

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22099, 3 May 1935, Page 14

"KID MILLIONS"

SPEGTAGULAB FILM The popularity of the talented comedian Eddie Cantor is amply proved by the success which has attended the screening of his fifth annual extravaganza, "Kid Millions," which will have its initial showing at the National and Prince Edward Theatres to-day, after I being screened for two weeks at the . Hpirpnt Theatre. Not only is Cantor [ a brilliant comedian, whose antics and s witty ropnrtoe never fail to amuse, hut I he understands the intricacies of song . presentation to a remarkable degree, r His voice has a gift of natural lnflec- > tion which is exhilarating in these days . of "crooners." His renderings of i "When My Ship Comes Home, I "Mandy" and "O.K. Toots"' arc splendid. He is seen as the son of a . wealthy explorer, who discovered hidi den treasure in Egypt, and the hUari- - ous adventures which ensue when Can--1 tor sets out to claim the treasure from r a band of criminals form the basis of - a most entertaining film. Some exr, cellcnt comedy is introduced and the i dancing of the Goldwyn Girls oom--1 pares very favourably with their pcrf formances in "Roman Scandals" and i "The Kid From Spain." The final 1 scene is screened in colour and forms r a fitting climax to a spectacular picture. Included in the supporting east ? are Ethel Merman and Ann Sothern. f Music, comedy and items of topical in- , terest aro admirably blended in the s supporting programme.