AMUSEMENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25503, 5 April 1944, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

CURRENT PROGRAMMES Regent Theatre. —Robert Paige, Louise Allbritton, and Diana Barrymore in the refreshing comedy “ Fired Wife,” with Walter Abel, State Theatre.—Claudette Colbert in “ Remember the Day,” and Linda Darnell and John Shepherd in “ The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe.” Empire Theatre.—Universal’s exciting western, “ Frontier Badmen,” starring Noah Beery, jun., Anne Gwynne Robert Paige, and Diana Barrymore. Strand Theatre. —Dorothy Lamour, Betty Grable, and Judy Canova in the musical comedy “ Thrill of a Lifetime,” and “ Boxing Memories.” St. James Theatre.—The sparkling comedy “Arise. My Love,” with Ray Milland and Claudette Colbert. Octagon Theatre. —Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright in the dramatic story pf a public hero. “ Pride of the Yankees, with Walter Brennan. Grand Theatre.—Warner Baxter in the mystery drama, “ Crime Doctor,” and Charles Starrett arid the Sons of the Pioneers in “ West of Abilene.” Mayfair Theatre.—The exciting murder mystery, “ The Glass Key,” with Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake, and Alan Ladd, and "Sunday Punch,” with Leo Gorcy and Rags Ragland. COMING ATTRACTIONS Octagon Theatre (Late Session, Tomorrow).—The film version of Nevil Shute’s timely story, “ The Pied Piper,” featuring Monty Wc-olley, Roddy McDowell, and Anne Baxter. State Theatre (Saturday).—The comedian, Arthur Askey, In “ King Arthur Was a Gentleman.” with Ann Shelton and Max Bacon. Strand Theatre (To-morrow). The hilarious comidy, ” Behind Prison Walls.” featuring Alan Baxter and Gertrude Michael: also Akim TamirofT and Lloyd Nolan in “ The Magnificent Fraud.” Empire Theatre (To-morrow). The comedy team, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, in ” Hit the Ice,” with Ginny Simms and Patric Knowles. Regent Theatre (To-morrow).—Tile New Zealand premiere of the inspiring story, " So proudly We Hail,” starring Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, Veronica Lake, and Sonny Tufts.