The SCREEN and its STARS

Southland Times, Issue 25367, 20 August 1935, Page 5

The SCREEN and its STARS

(By

“Columbine”.)

THE REGENT Now Showing: "The Good Fairy” (Herbert Marshall, Margaret Sullavan, Frank Morgan. Reginald Owen, Alan Hale). Coming Wednesday: "The Wedding Night” (Gary Cooper. Anna Sten, Helen Vinson, Ralph Bellamy). Next Saturday: "Gold Diggers of 1935” (Dick Powell, Gloria Stuart, Alice Brady, Frank McHugh). Coming Attractions: "Student Tour" (Nelson Eddy. Charles Butterworth. James Durante, Phil Regan, Maxine Doyle); "When A Fella Needs A Friend" (Jackie Cooper); "Lorna Doone" (Victoria Hopper. John Loder and English Cast); "Car 99” (Sir Guy Standing, Fred Mac Murray. Ann Sheridan. Wm. Frewley); "Sweet Music” (Ann Dvorak, Rudy Valee. Helen Morgan. Ned Sparks); "Clive of India’ (Ronald Colman. Loretta Young); “Ruggles of Red Gap” (Charles Laughton. Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, Zasu Pitts. Roland Young. Leila Hyams); "Man From The Folies Bergere” (Maurice Chevalier, Merle Oberon. Ann Sothern); "Abdul the Damned (Fritz Kortner, Nils Asther, Jonn Stuart, Adrienne Ames). •

Don’t let the title keep you from seeing “The Good Fairy,” now showing at the Regent. From the various standpoints of acting, story, humorous incidents, production and direction, this rollicking farce .is completely satisfying, and is a credit not only to the Universal company but to everyone concerned in its making. Margaret Sullavan and Herbert Marshall are presented as co-stars at the head of an exceptional company and neither has ever before been so happily cast. Unrealized comedy talents are here revealed in many scenes filled with delicious humour. No less effective in uproariously funny roles are Frank Morgan and Reginald Owen, who keep the laughs coming at a lively pace and add greatly to the success of the picture. Other important parts are in the hands of Alan Hale, Hugh O’Connell and Beulah Bondi.

“The Wedding Night,” coming to the Regent to-morrow, has Anna Sten and Gary Cooper in the leading roles. In the story, Barrett, the novelist, unnerved by a succession of failures, takes his wife to the old homestead of his family in Connecticut. There he finds a whole district occupied by a Polish community. The plot develops through the departure of his wife to New York and his intimacy with the daughter of

a Polish tobaccogrower—a character splendidly played by Anna Sten. I gather that this will be a new type of part for Anna Sten. Gary Coper is said to make an excellent job of the part of Tony Barrett, a young novelist, and the dialogue is said to be excellent.

On Saturday, “Gold Diggers of 1935” comes to the Regent. The picture is said to carry more unique and unusual numbers, greater song hits and more hilarious fun than any other musical produced by this company. Busby Berkeley, musical comedy genius, not only created and staged the numbers, but directed the entire picture. The story is a rollicking comedy with three separate love tangles. There is a play within the play, a wealthy widow producing a milk fund show at a swanky summer hotel. Dick Powell and Gloria Stuart have the romantic leads, with Frank McHugh and Dorothy Dare in a semi-comic love affair and Glenda Farrell taking an eccentric millionaire over the jumps. Alice Brady has the role of the rich widow who is bilked of a considerable fortune by a theatrical producer, a part played by Adolphe Menjou, Joseph Cawthorn in the role of a scenic artist and the hotel manager, Grant Mitchell. Winifred Shaw, the former musical comedy stage star, sings in the show. Dick Powell also sings catchy airs which were written by the famous song team of Warren and Dubin. In addition to the regular cast, Ramon and Rosita, dancers, and 300 beautiful girls appear in the dance numbers. The screen play is by Manuel Seff and Peter Milne.