AMUSEMENTS

Stratford Evening Post, Volume III, Issue 346, 29 April 1935, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

PLAZA THEATRE ''FORSAKING ALL OTHERS." The breath-taking combination of Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Rob- ! crt Montgomery acting together in i the same film for the first time, plus j the discerning direction of H. S. Van j Dyke of "Thin Man" fame, makes j "Forsaking All Others," new Metro- ' Goldwyn-Mayer special which screens linally at the Plaza Theatre to-night, one of .the hit productions of the year. The triumvirate of Crawford-Gable-Montgomery is perfectly cast in the now comedy which has been adapted from the stage hit of the same name without loss of a single bright line of dialogue. As a light comedienne, left standing at the alter one minute and pursued by two handsome men the next, Joan Crawford is at her best. Tlii.-; is the fust time Joan has attempted pure comedy and she turns in a brilliant job. Gable and Montgomery are both well known as masters of light comedy and they vie to outdo one another with the many hilarious situations of .the story. Tho supporting cast is excellent j iliroughout.

KING'S THEATRE

MAE WEST IN "BELLE OF THE NINETIES." Mae West's amazing new contribution to screen history, "Belle of the Nineties," which opened at the King's Theatre on Saturday, reveals the Paramount screen sensation more beautiful and alluring .than ever, as the foremost charmer of the gallant Southland of the Gay and Naughty Nineties. With Roger Pryor, her leading man as a two-fisted ring hero, John Mack Brown as a gallant lover, and" John Miljan, the 'tall and dark" menace, Miss West plays the part of a dia-mond-crusted charmer, who gives up her title of burlesque queen of St. Louis to become the sweetheart of New Orleans.

The plot, which includes a prize fight reminiscent of the former glory of the ring, a diamond theft, a murder and a fire, serves to bring Miss West through, the whirlwind of action and love-making to the arms of her true love, Pryor.