THE REGENT

Southland Times, Issue 22471, 6 November 1934, Page 5

THE REGENT

Now Showing: “The Mystery of Scotland Yard" (Sir Gerald du Maurier, George Curzon, Belle Chrystal, Grete Natzler). Commencing To-morrow:.. “Jhnmy the Gent” (Jimmy Cagney, Bette Davis, Alice White, Alan Dinehart).' Commencing Saturday: "Wonder Rar” (Kay Francis, Dick Powell, Dolores Del Rio, Ricardo Cortez, Hugh Herbert, Fifi D'Orsay, Al. Jolson) and Laurel and Hardy in “Any Old Port.” Coming Attractions: "The Return of Bulldog Drununond”—Sapper's “The Black Gang" (Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Joyce Kennedy, Claud Allister); Palooka” (Jimmy Durante, Lupe Velez, Stuart Erwin); "The Witching Hour (Sir Guy Standing); "Looking For Trouble” (Spencer Tracy, Jack Oakie). » * ’ * A gripping detective mystery drama is at the Regent, “The Mystery of Scotland Yard,” with a powerful cast headed by the late Sir Gerald Du Maurier in his final film. * t

James Cagney and Bette Davis head the cast of “Jimmy the Gent,” coming to the Regent to-morrow. The picture is a lively comedy romance based on the story by Laird Doyle and Ray Nazarro, and reveals a strange racket in which phoney heirs are dug up to’ collect large estates left unclaimed. Michael Curtiz directed the picture from the screen play by Bertram Milhauser. „ , »

Ricardo Cortez, who has the villain role in the First National super-produc-tion “Wonder Bar,” coming to the Regent on Saturday with Al Jolson and Kay Francis heading an imposing cast, is, the only actor in the film business who ever has been billed above Greta Garbo. Cortez was her leading man in “The Torrent,” which first introduced the Swedish actress to American audiences. At that time she was merely an interesting newcomer, while Cortez was an established favourite and consequently had precedence. * ♦ * *

In popular literature there is no more appealing figure than “Sapper’s” devil-may-care hero, Bulldog Drummond. Thanks to modern science, which has given us the living screen, Drummond now steps right out of the ingenious pages of fiction and performs his prodigious and sensational escapades before our very eyes with _ amazing realism in 8.1.P.’s breath-taking thriller “The Return of Bulldog Drummond,” which comes to the Regent Theatre soon.