AT THE THEATRES

Southland Times, Issue 24313, 19 December 1940, Page 11

AT THE THEATRES

REGENT NOW SHOWING: —“BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940” (Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy, Frank Morgan, Florence Rice, lan Hunter, Herman Bing, Ann Morris). The two greatest dancers of the screen, Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell, are together in the season’s most spectacular musical, A lively story of the theatre gives many opportunities for song, dance and fastmoving comedy. BEGINNING SATURDAY:—“THE MIDDLE WATCH” (Jack Buchanan. Greta Gvnt, Fred Emney, Kay Walsh). COMING ATTRACTIONS:—“DR KILDARE’S STRANGE CASE” (Lew Ayres. Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day. Samuel S. Hinds); “YOUNG TOM EDISON” (Mickey Rooney. Fay Bainter, Virginia Weidler, George Bancroft. Eugene Paliette); “FOUR WIVES” (Priscilla Lane. Lola Lane, Rosemary Lane, Gale Page, Claude Rains. Jeffrey Lynn) and “CAVALCADE OF ACADEMY AWARDS’ ; “SONS OF THE SEA” (Leslie Banks. Cecil Parker, Kay Walsh, MacKenzie Ward, Simon Lack, Ellen Pollock). STATE NOW SHOWING:—“EARTHBOUND” (Warner Baxter. Andrea Leeds, Lynn Bari. Henry Wilcoxon). The story of a murdered man who returns to earth as a ghost intent

upon clearing his name is developed with humour, drama and fantasy. Warner Baxter is the ghost.

BEGINNING FRIDAY:—“THE GRAPES OF WRATH” (Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, Doris Bowdon, John Carradine). COMING ATTRACTIONS:—“TURNABOUT” (Adolphe Menjou. Carole Landis, John Hubbard); “IRENE” (Anna Neagle, Ray Milland. Roland Young. Billie Burke, May Robson. Arthur Treacher); “SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS” (Walt Disney's feature cartoon). CIVIC NOW SHOWING:—“CONDEMNED WOMEN” (Sally Eilers. Louis Hayward. Ann Shirley) and “FLIGHT FROM NOWHERE” (Jack Holt, Jacqueline Wells. Dick Purcell). BEGINNING FRIDAY:—“CHARLIE CHAN’S MURDER CRUISE’’ (Sidney Toler, Marjorie Weaver, Lionel Atwill, Sen Yung) and “THE LADY VANISHES” (Michael Redgrave, Margaret Lockwood). In Charlie Chan’s latest adventure the detective attempts to trap a deadly killer who numbered Chan’s best friend among his victims. Sidney Toler is again shown in the title role. COMING ATTRACTIONS:—“SAILING ALONG” (Jessie Matthews. Roland Young. Jack Whiting. Sonnie Hale); “I’M FROM THE CITY” (Joe Fenner. Richard Lane, Kay Sutton); “LUCKY CISCO KID” (Cesar Romero. Mary Beth Hughes, Dana Andrews, Evelyn Venable, Chris-Pin-Martin); “HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE” (Alice Faye, Don Ameche, J. Edward Bromberg, Alan Curtis, Stuart Erwin, Jed Prouty, Buster Keaton, Donald Meek, George Givot, Eddie Collins). MAJESTIC NOW SHOWING:—“ARGENTINE NIGHTS” (The Ritz Brothers, The Andrews Sisters, Constance Moore. Ann Nagel) and “THE EARL OF PUDDLESTONE” (The Higgins Family, Harry Davenport, Eric Blore). BEGINNING FRIDAY:—“SCATTERBRAIN” (Judy Canova. Alan Mowbray. Ruth Donnelly, Eddie Foy, Jun., Wallace Ford. Luis Alberni) and “WAGONS WESTWARD” (Chester Morris Anita Louise, George "Windy” Hayes, Buck Jones).

Judy Canova makes her first appearance as a star in “Scatterbrain,”

a rollicking story of a hillbilly girl who is suddenly brought face to face with the absurdities of Hollywood. COMING ATTRACTIONS:—“SOUTH OF KARANGA” (Charles Bickford, James Craig. Maurice Moscovich, Luli Desti); “MISSING EVIDENCE” (Preston Foster, Irene Hervey, Chick Chandler, Inez Courtney); “ROBIN HOOD” (Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havllland. Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Alan Hayes, I-n Hunter, Patrie Knowles); “MY LITTLE CHICKADEE” (Mae West, W. C. Fields, Dick Foran, Joseph Calleia, I.uth Donnelly). THEATRE ROYAL, WINTON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY“THE SUN NEVER SETS” (Douglas Fairbanks, Jun., Basil Rathbone). COMING ATTRACTIONS:—“COME ON GEORGE” (George Formby); “SOUTH OF THE BORDER” (Gene Autry); “INSPECTOR HORNLEIGH ON HOLIDAYS” (Gordon Harker). THE EMPIRE, RIVERTON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: —“JESSE JAMES” (Tyrone Power, Nancy Kelly). COMING ATTRACTIONS:—“GOLDEN BOY” (Barbara Stanwyck, William Holden); “ALL AT SEA” (Sandy Powell, Kay Walsh); “THUNDER ’ AFLOAT” (Wallace Beery, Virginia Grey). OTAUTAU SATURDAY: —“PECK’S BAD BOY WITH THE CIRCUS” (Tommy Kelly, Ann Gillis). COMING ATTRACTIONS:—“FAST AND FURIOUS” • (Melvyn Douglas, Florence Rice); “STABLEMATES” (Wallace Beery, Micky Rooney).