AMUSEMENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24697, 28 August 1941, Page 13

AMUSEMENTS

CURRENT PROGRAMMES! GRAND THEATRE The efforts of a " small. town ” doctor Id upset a big city promoters plans in swindling the-citizens, of the,town of River's End Is the them* of " Remedy for Riches,” the fourth of the popular “Ur Christian” series, whl^headsi-the;;‘new, programme at- the'Gicahd Jeanj Hersholt again has ;.tdhO-vrolc. y .of ‘Dr •; wise along* With /Mg /.Pfescriptions. 1 Soon after . the film r«*nva newcomer toy'River’s.-iJhd ; dlsedwfifo tit- on some property.! owned / by offFw-the communlty.and .buys tht : the towpjiXolk. to an to quick’ reward of bladt. gold; on tfMi Minnesota property,'. work; themr selves into a frenzy to-b.uy interests in i the land. .. The ingenuity' by; whichf Or Christian -brings the community., back-, to its usurpers, makes ■ for tense and exciting drama*; ?s*htiment. and -toterr spent* with bUarlbuS comedy. In aCcorditovyHgh (Standard of 4 produce series. Hersholt|fafflkh>adeCtpy t, distinguished past, j Judy Price.; Kenedy.. Walter Cajlett and. Jed Prouty. Deptottofi/* pfdtdmqua: • phase -of The ■ old S3ffl-We«t, /“Along the Hk» Grande,” which is the associate feature on the programme. brings Tim Holt- back •to the screen to another western thriller. Betty Ray. Whitley end Emmett Lynn are feeturad as H«Vs faithful buddies.”/ Box plans are at the theatre and at Begg’s. ' i A of the trials early days of the sittem£tt .«|mm western States of America is told Along the Mohawk,", which 'Smm a brief season yesterday at the Mayfair Theatre. Based on Walter D Bdmondi's wldeiyfread novel, the picture deSEvWith the > ‘ struggles of the NtUerdcWM had travelled > west, to eatabRMaaM Vnd Rosemary Lane are tlto adlbrOd mayers. The box plans are and the D.I.C; / ;^®I‘;THEATRES V*n- '■ * '■ . Empire Theatre.—GeorgeForrahy to “Call i Cop also, a March of Tims, “Arms and the Man” and “Air Communique,” with “ Meet the Stars.” Strand Aea**~|Uttle Mary Lee to the tnuUcil comedy, “Barnyard Follies, and the grtme drama Secret EvliSt Junes Thelire.—Gene Autry in the wertW ‘jp|eMy Ranch,” and Barton MacLgne; and Tom Brown in ‘ Big OetagSW. and comedy "This Boyer and MarState%«i^'^Anothief' thrilling pate Charteris, “The S^t’sVaealTor^i'.-' I *\ * v . m '- . '‘ h COMING ATTRACTIONS lad an aßPfoMca* hvtSelMld word.l* ponderm* newest of the, series. .‘‘Andy. Private ' Secretary” .opens a season at the Empire Theatre to-mor-row. TM» latest Hardy Family pictu re proves a milestone in the life of Andrew Hardy. Its plot in brief, finds the young- man deep In the duties of numerous senior Committees, And. being a Good Samaritan,- on toe -sWe. -to-A eoiiple of youngsters less fortunate than he. Ho w he in the famtorJaflLJßM handed es^MM*.one of. toe human

STRAND THEATRE

: - .The latest in Hopalong Cassidy’s ex-i, citing series Of adventures. "Pirates dm Horseback.” opens -at the ‘ Strand Theatre i to-morrow. ’ Basing the story,, on the! fascinating episode of the hunt for a dead man’s mine, the film shuffles the elements of romance, comedy and mystery ! with the grim and always exciting busi-| ness of the manhunt. The climax of the! film is fast and, furious. marked by some! spectacular ridihg. William Boyd gives; his usual excellent performance as Hop-, along. The supporting picture, " Little Orvie,” presents the new juvenile find,! John Sheffield, portraying the typical American boy. - > ST. JAMES THEATRE . : iy Claimed tb be one of the most interesting and/enjoyable pictures for months, ■” iwri.District^Attorney ” comes -to, the. St. James . Theatre/ to-morrow. Based on the famous American radio series of the same ..namCvsUhe: . film utilises all ..the elements bf. mystery suspense and humour which” have madC the radio programme A iavounte for more than three years. DenisV O’Keefe-scores in the male lead, lending his dwri Inimitable brand of zest to the role( of P.'Cadwallader Jones, the young, legal cub’Assigned to the attorney’s, office Sigh df.’tHe-iwhlf,” Jack London’s torfuitmdbg .‘story.,.‘of; The frozen north, ' i«.;the -*u)^rtli^;film. OCTACOITtHEATRE ■i'- Ecstatic -wniafice' is the major theme.' of “ Penny'Serenade." George Stevens’ pew : drama, which opens a season at the Octagon Theatre to-morrow, with Irene Dunne and Cary Grant starred, two of the most exciting stars on the screen to-day, in a love Story which is everything a love story should : be—sentimental, rapturous, filled with laughter and with tears. •• Penny Serenade ” possesses as well a warmth and tenderness which makes it on* of the year’s immediate selections for •ithe vaynted “ ten best.” As a casual, irrespopsible newspaperman and his wife, ’ Granfc«hd Miss Dunne bring to the screen characterfsktidns which are human and filled sympathetic understanding so that fomance becomes one that not only belongs to, but becomes a part of, every member of their audiences., The stars ; surpass "anything they have ever given, fihg - REGENT THEAtRE "H<irtferWeßt;- Mounted Police,” which commenoa*} a’-! 'season at the Regent Theatre Atmmbrrow, ,1s one of the best pictures ’ pf: the / type ever made. Gary Cooper goes north from Texas, trailing George. Bancroft (who gives a splendid portrayal ‘of a half-caste Indian) for murder. Cooper comes into cahoots with Preston Foster, a “ mountie ’’ sergeant, both men falling for beautiful Madeleine CArioll, a, nurse. Trouble is .excited by Robert Prestoh. Madeleine’s brother, a “ mountie ” constable, flirting with a halfcAste beauty, and fury—Paulette God-dard-daughter of Bancroft. Bancroft and Akim Tamlroff, another half-caste, work up the rebellion. Disobedience and treachery get young Preston killed k and there is some terrific fighting against terrible odds. Cooper gets his man, but Foster the lady. There is not a weak spot in the picture. STATE THEATRE

When a notorious gentleman burglar goes to for stealing a face that belongs to a missing banker, he finds that the banker’s wife has a fatal fascination for him. The bank itself is qute a temptation, and the brlan-whirling international intrigue that accompanies it is almost more than he can handle—and it makes for gasps, laughs, and thrills. It happens in "Scotland Yard,” the latest ztreamlined mystery from 20th CenturyFox, which opens a season at the State Theatre to-morrow, and features Nancy Kelly. Edmund Gwenn and John Loder. The stqry. is laid, in the. of today. Amidst the ’difficulties brought 6n by blackouts and bursting bombs it Is doubly hard for Scotland Yard to carry iOht Its appointed function. Nonetheless,. ! tenacious Inspector Cork—Edmund Gwenn —is hot op the trail of DAkin BarroHes. chartoihEv gentleman crook portrayed by Henry Wiicoxon.