"CALL IT A DAY"

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22775, 8 July 1937, Page 14

"CALL IT A DAY"

EMBASSY THEATRE FILM A novel type of screen entertainment is to be found in abundance in " Call It a Day," which is to commence a season at the Embassy Theatre to-day. 'I he film was shown at a private screening at the Embassy Theatro last evening, and the unusual situations and clever characterisations provoked a continual stream of laughter from the audience. The leading role in this Warner Brothers production is played in highly satisfactory manner by lan Hunter, who is cast as a middle-aged husband leading a quiet and staid life as a public accountant. When ho is commissioned to investigate the income returns of a beautiful actress, the situation is somewhat complicated. Then his elder daughter, a part taken by Olivia de Havilland, falls in love with an artist, and the family's troubles become greater when tho wife, a character skilfully portrayed by Frieda Incscourt, invites a man to dinner, and, as the part of this adventurer is taken by tho noted screen comedian Roland Young, some extremely entertaining sequences follow. The whole situation is further complicated when the younger of tho daughters falls in love with tho poet Shelley. Bonita Granville, who will bo remembered for her accomplished portrayal m tho dramatic film "These Three," gives a delightful comedy characterisation as the young girl. Peter Willes appears as tho son of the family who falls in love with the girl next door, a part taken by Anita Louise. The associate programme is headed by a delightful travelogue in technicolour revealing the beauties of Hawaii both by day and by night. The native ceremonies, the spectacle of Waikiki Beach and tho thrills of surfing on Pacific rollers are all depicted in colourful manner, while tho musical accompaniment introduces I numerous haunting Hawaiian melodies. I