AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19886, 13 March 1939, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

KING'S THEATRE "SUEZ"—MEMORABLE FILM Produced with the magnitude, possible only on the screen, one of the most memorable pictures ever to come out of Hollywood is the Twentieth Century-Fox production—" Suez," now playing to capacity houses at the King's Theatre. "Suez" is a truly great picture. In spectacle, emotional experience and sheer entertainment it is unsurpassed. The story tells of the amazing Ferdinand de Lesseps, who dreamed of creating the short route to the East, sought vainly by Columbus._ and Magellan, by tearing continents apart and joining the Mediterranean with the Red Sea. The great canal he built has become the jugular vein of the world. Tyrone Power gives thrilling realism to the central character with Loretta Young and Annabella, appearing in the feminine leads.

REGENT THEATRE ROONEY AND BARTHOLOMEW IN "THE BOY FROM BARNARDOS" The entertaining Metro-Goldwyn-.Vlayer film '"The Boy from Baraardo's," in which Mickey Rooney and Freddie Bartholomew have the principal roles, is now showing to packed houses at the Regent Theatre. Bartholomew has a part rather similar to that which he played in "Captains Couraegous" and gives an squally fine portrayal. He is cast as a priggish and impudent orphan boy who becomes associated with two jewel thieves and, after capture by the police, is sent to one ol the Barnardo Homes. Here he is hated by his companions, but gradually a change an his character takes place as he enters into the spirit of the home. A newcomer, Terry Kilburn, is splendid as a small Cockney boy, while other roles are taken by Herbert Mundin, Walter Kingsley md Gale SOndergaard. The featursttes arc of a high standard, "Captain's Christmas," a delightful cartoon in colour; "'Popular Science," also in colour, and dealing with the latest inventions; "Miracle of Salt Lake," a Metro oddity: "Opening 1 Day." the latest Our Gang comedy; and last tout by no means least,; Cinesound News, with Charles Lawrence. MAJESTIC THEATRE LAST DAY JOE E. BROWN IN "THE GLADIATOR" AND "CRIME RING" The popular .double-feature pro- j gramme concluding to-day is headed dv the bright comedy '"The Gladiator." In this, the popular comedian Joe E. Brown appears as a football player and wrestler, this role supplying a perfect vehicle for his talents. The American wrestler Man Mountain Dean is among the supporting players. How a pretty actress sets up as a fortune-teller, and a newspaper reporter poses as one ol ner victimi.sed clients, as part of a plot to trap a ruthless gang of laworeakers, provide the story for the film "Crime Ring," the associate feature. —To-morrow: M.G.M.'s Double Comedy Revival, "Romance for Three" and "Piccadilly Jim"— Thrills, laughs, and spills arc the Keynote of "Romance for Three." Laughs come from the plot of the jscapade in the Alps, and spills are .he result of the ski jumps made by amateurs. The all-star comedy cast .s headed by Frank Morgan, Robert i r oung, Mary Astor, Edna May Jliver, Florence Rice, Reginald Owen, Henry Hull and Herman Bing. The Uory concerns a rich capitalist who ,vins his own contest for a prize slogan and goes to the Alps for two weeks as a prize. He pretends to be poor and takes his valet along to act as a rich man. His family informs the hotel that Morgan is actually rich, but they make a mistake and treat the other contest winner, /oung, as the righ man. Young has oeen poor so long that he enjoys the mistake, and that is where the trouble starts. Miss Astor tries'to vamp all ;hree men, much to the disapproval af Miss Rice, Morgan's daughter, ,vho joins with his housekeeper, Miss Oliver, to put a stop to the whole :hing. The associate comedy, "Piccadilly Jim," is in the most enjoyable P. G. Wodehouse style, a delightful jomedy of a cartoonist, whose skils nearly spoiled his romance. A brilliant cast is headed by Robert Montgomery, Madge Evans, Billie Burke, Prank Morgan, Robert Benchley, E. S. Clive and Eric Blore.