ENTERTAINMENTS

Southland Times, Issue 23182, 24 April 1937, Page 21

ENTERTAINMENTS

REGENT THEATRE HOP ALONG CASSIDY AGAIN Hopalong Cassidy rides again in “Trail Dust,” the latest in the actionpacked, hard-riding series of Clarence E. Mulford Westerns, which heads the new bill at the Regent today. Action, and plenty of it, marks one of the best Westerns. “Hoppy’s” attempt to “beat” a drought, and the efforts of crooked cattle buyers to take advantage of it give a particularly interesting twist. William Boyd, as “Hoppy,” rides the range again as head of a group of cowmen who are determined to get their cattle over parched range country to the railroad in a desperate effort to lift the threat of a famine which hangs over the south-west. With him are Jimmy Ellison, again as Johnny Nelson, and George Hayes as “Windy.” A romance between Ellison and pretty Gwynne Shipman, who rides with Boyd’s outfit and is instrumental in saving the herd just as it looks as if the expedition had set out in vain, is deftly worked into the story. A worthy successor to “Seventh Heaven,” the picture which set an all-time record for motion picture entertainment, comes from the same author, Austin Strong, in the other feature, Paramount’s “Along Came Love,” a gay comedy of young love. It deals with the love of a highly romantic shopgirl and a serious young medical' student who is earning his way as a theatre doorman. This film is a refreshing departure from high society, intrigue, sophistication and dazzle, and as such is excellent entertainment for all theatre-goers. “Along Came Love” is a comedy of a girl who lives in her dreams, played by Irene Hervey, who is in quest of the man who has all the virtues and attributes of the ancient Orion. She finds him in the student, Charles Starrett, and their love blooms until they are faced with a dilemma caused by a scandal when the girl’s mother, Irene Franklin, a burlesque performer, is arrested. Rather than blight the young physician’s life, she disappears. But love finds her out. The intricate social problem is skilfully ironed dut and the two are married, all to the tune of comedy, good music, and skilful performing by the entire cast. “Along Came Love” was directed by Bert Lytell, film star of the silent days, Also in the cast are old favourites in Doris Kenyon, H. B. Warner, Bernadene Hayes, Ferdinand Gottschalk and Charles Judels.