NEXT WEEK’S PROGRAMMES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26848, 12 August 1948, Page 2

NEXT WEEK’S PROGRAMMES

Regent—“ The Private of a Scoundrel," with George Sanders cast as an adventurer and philanderer. Angela Lansbury and Ann Dvorak are with him in this adaptation from a Guy de Maupassant story. Octagon.—" The Macomber Affair,” which started off as an Ernest Hemingway short story, has become a taut triangle drama in an African setting, with Gregory Peck, Joan Bennett and Robert Preston. State—” Lured,” a thriller with heavy overtones of comedy, concerning a poetic murderer. The strong cast includes George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn and Boris Karloff.. Empire.—“ Johnny O’clock,” which makes use of Dick Powell’s comparatively recently-discovered talent for playing “ tough ” roles in a story reminiscent of the unabashed gangster films of another decade. Evelyn Keyes is in the cast. Century.—” Call Northside 777 ” is a semi-documentary style story of a tenacious newspaper reporter, played by James Stewart. Richard Conte and Helen Walker aer included in the cast. St. James—" I Met a Murderer," an earlier James Mason “psychological melodrama,” with Pamela Keuino (Mason’s wife) playing opposite the popular British actor. Strand.—A Western double-feature bill, with “ In Old Colorado ” and “ Wild Bill Hicock.” Mayfair.—The Academy Award winning •' The Best Years of Our Lives,” then with changes of programme during the week.