AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19340, 2 June 1937, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

MAJESTIC THEATRE “GOD’S COUNTRY AND THE WOMAN”: TECIINICOLOUR FILM How life in a lumber camp anil a girl of the backwoods make a man ol Steve Piussett, formerly the “waster” of the family, is the story in ‘‘God’s Country and the Woman,” the Majestic Theatre’s present Teclmieolour film. The river and forest -scenes in Teclmieolour and the picturesque life in a modern timber camp, working at high pressure give the romance, which runs through the film a delightful selling. Organ music by Jesse Onwiord is a feature of the supporting programme. —Friday: Double Feature Bill — Joe Cook, an internationally famous funny man, makes his first- appearance in a full length moving picture feature, “Arizona Mahoney,” a madcap comedy of adventure and love in the wild and woolly west of America, which begins on Friday at the Majestic Theatre, while Edward Everett liorton. the wry-faced comedian, has the, aid of a cast of some of the screen’s leading character actors in the comedy, “Let’s Make a Million,” which also opens on Friday at the Majestic. REGENT THEATRE LAST TWO DAYS: “BORN TO DANCE’’ “Born to Dance," with Eleanor Powell, “Queen of Taps.” in the stellar role, continues at the Regent Theatre until Thursday. Two favourites not seen in the previous musical arc featured in “Horn to Dance” in the persons of the jaunty James Stewart and lovely Virginia Bruce. Fainiliar facok from “Broadway Melody” who sing and dance their way through “Bom to Dance” include Una Merkel, Sid Silvers, Frances Langford, and the long-legged Buddy Ebsou. —Friday: Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in “The Plainsman”— The charming couple who made “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” the delightful success it was are teamed again in a sweeping panorama of America’s greatness in the making, “the Plainsman, Cecil B. I)e Milia’s tribute to the men and women of America who brought civilisation to the plains. Handsome Gary Cooper is east as “Wild Bill Hicicok in the. saga, and lovely Jean Arthur portrays “Calamity Jane,” a famous frontier woman who loved the silent, hard-lighting peace officer, hut could not have him. Such famous frontier folk as “Buffalo Bill,” played hy James Ellison ; his wile, Louisa, portrayed by Helen Burgess: “Broken Nose” Jack McCall, played by Porter Hall; John Isittimer. a notorious gunrunner. played by Charles Bickford; and General George A. Custer, played by John Miljan. all come to life again. In addition, there will he screened the first' Pop-eye cartoon in colour. “Pop-eye the. Sailor Meets Sinbad the Sailor.” KING’S THEATRE “SALLY OF THE REGIMENT’; There was a time when Hollywood was considered to he the only producer cf spectacular films, but that day is definitely past, and one realises this particularly whilst watching the new Gaumont-British film, “Sally of__ the Regiment,” which opened at the Kings Theatre to-day. Here is a picture from English studios that has not only spectacle hut thrilling action, tense drama, comedy and laughable situations. Tt is a film of life and adventure with Ihe British Army, and as such it can he heartily recommended to the most blase of picturegoors. The story centres around Wallace Ford, who stars in the role of .Timinv Tracey, a Bowery tough fleeing from murder suspicion m New York, and joining the British Army under an assumed name to escape detection. Here he meets the sergeant-major s daughter, Sally, played hy Anna Lee, and falls in love with her. He has a rival, however, in Bert, the lancecorporal (John Mills), and the competition- between the two men tor Sally s favours provides some of the most amusing scenes in the film. Jimmy s past comes hack to him forcibly when the girl friend (Grace Bradley) he h it in iNew York, and who knows his secret, reappears. ‘Tan This Be Dixie? starts on Friday.