FINE BRITISH COMEDY.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12424, 17 August 1933, Page 5

FINE BRITISH COMEDY.

“THE LAST i orihN" TO-NIGHT At the King’s Theatre to-niglit a new B. I.P. • omedy, ’’The JLast ing. I [er« is tbrfilm you’ve been waiting for—a real hone>t-to-gooclness English comedy directs d by Thomas Bentley and starnnu that lovable comedian Les- - v< r--atile as he is popular, in this his first -traight comedv role. We him as Bill Carter, work T ing iii the pit : cheering himself hoar.-o at a. football match; urging on liis own champion in the boxing ring ; getting the entire populace glorious!v drunk at his own expense; • ited "■ ith a set of fish knives and posing with his family 'or a photograph on the strength of von £2 >,CW>O in a :<lotball etition. A supporting unbon nded excellence in- • !;<b - Matly Jerrold, who makes a. i;*-at crsonal hit in the role of •dill s . . ALollv Lamont, wlio as Betty, falls in love with Ja<k Hobbs, tlie local doctor; Harry Carr, the only member of the original West End cast, who is badly knocked about by the doctor in a boxing match ostensibly for T 25, put up by Hill and his pal Coord i«-. hut actually for the hand of Alolly ; and -Marion Dawson, whose, antics as the neighbour who is always' borrowing something, will provoke, yells of merriment from all filmgoers. Even it you are not a, football or boxing enthusiast, and who in Yew Zealand does not take some interest in these fine old games:, you !1 enjoy 1 *The Last Coupon.”