"DON'T TURN 'EM LOOSE"

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23224, 23 June 1937, Page 5

"DON'T TURN 'EM LOOSE"

A big heart for the criminal and no heart for his victims is often the keynote of modern parole systems, according to the theme of " Don't Turn 'Em Loose," which will be commenced at the Grand Theatre to-day. " Don't. Turn 'Em Loose " features Lewis Slope; James Gleason, Bruce Cabot, Louise Latimer and Grace Bradley in a story' involving a young criminal who brings disgrace to his honoured family and his beautiful sweetheart. Lewis Stone, a school superintendent, and his wife. Nella Walker, have two children. Betty Grable and Bruce Cabot. Cabot, thought by -.his, family to be a prominent young\ engineer, is in reality a gang leader. .The postcards his family receive from- foreign points are mailed by a "mobbie," while Cabot is in gaol. Hoaxed by a clever lawyer the State Parole Board releases Cabot. The next day. with Harry Jans, Addi son Randall and Jenks. Cabot holds up a creamery' and kills the cashier. Shortly afterwards, Cabot returns home, ostensibly from South, America, His family and Louise Latimer, who adores him, are overjoyed. Bored fpr lack of excitement, he breaks into a jewellery store, steals a diamond bracelet and kills the watchman. Soon he returns to the city to give the bracelet to Grace Bradley, his sweetheart, but a detective sergeant, infuriated at the Parole Board's laxity, has been at work.

" Wedding. Present," the Paramount picture co-starring Joan Bennett and Cary Grant,,will be the associate feature. " Wedding Present" is the story of a pair of flighty newspaper reporters whose marriage plans are broken up when, one of them, Grant, is made, a city editor. His partner. Miss Bennett, decides that he is getting hard-boiled and big-headed;, she flees to New-York and prepares to marry a writer of inspirational novels. Tired of being a " big two-telephone man," Grant quits and follows her. Unable to check the marriage, he plans to give her -a real send-off—a wedding present suited to her newshawk nature. An evening of serious drinking with a New York gangster, whom he has befriended leads up to the grand presentation. It is so grand that it*brings about a reconciliation.