STATE THEATRE

Southland Times, Issue 23255, 19 July 1937, Page 2

STATE THEATRE

RALPH LYNN IN “ALL IN” Graduating suddenly from the boy scouts and the presidency of the Working Girls’ Home to the proud position of sole owner and proprietor of a potential Derby winner and a bunch of wrestlers, Ralph Lynn, the star of “All In,” which concludes a season at the State Theatre today, has. ample opportunity for showing his particular style of humour at its best, and the picture is a laugh from start to finish. Being a gently-bred soul, with a sour old aunt as a body-guard, Lynn finds the sudden tranformatibn to the sole ownership of a gang of toughs a little disturbing. His participation in an all-in wrestling bout that gets out of hand is the highlight of the film. TOMORROW’S NEW PROGRAMME Drama, tense excitement, and thrilling action are deftly blended in “Without Orders,” the film version of Peter B. Kyne’s novel, which comes to the State Theatre tomorrow. Built upon the lives of modem transport pilots, the plot contrasts the temperaments and reactions of two pilots—the one a responsible and reliable officer, and the other a reckless yet fundamentally cowardly stunt flyer. Robert Armstrong gives a virile portrayal as Wad Madison, the senior pilot of the line, and Vinton Haworth is responsible for a fine'piece of work as Len Kendrick, a stunt flyer who, although he shows that he is not to be relied upon as a pilot, is appointed assistant to Madison. Kendrick begins to pay attention to Madison’s air hostess, Kay (Sally Eilers), thereby incurring Madison’s jealousy, but Kendrick turns the tables on his superior, and has him discharged from the line. In a thrilling climax he deserts a passenger plane while in flight, and Kay has to pilot the machine back to safety through a blizzard. “LLOYDS OF LONDON” The biggest dramatic undertaking essayed by 20th Century-Fox in the history of the company, even including “Cavalcade,” is their production, “Lloyds of London,” which commences its Invercargill season at the ' State Theatre on Friday. The mammoth cast is headed by Madeleine Carroll, Freddie Bartholomew, Tyrone Power, jun., Aubrey Smith, Sir Guy Standing, Miles Mander, Una O’Connor and Gavin Muir. Box plans for this recordbreaking screen masterpiece open at Begg’s tomorrow, and early booking is advised.