ENTERTAINMENTS

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 53, Issue 3811, 21 September 1936, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

AT THE REGENT. -FINAL SCREENING TO-NIGHT. “ DANGEROUS.’ For sheer drama and vital force there are few screen plays to equal “ Dangerous,” the Warner Bros, pro - duction which was shown at the Regent Theatre on Saturday for the first lime locally. There are a sweep and power about the picture that brought a tremendous emotional reaction to those who witnessed it. It is the kind of picture that requires an exceptional cast to make the most of the characters involved in the plot, and Warner Bros, evidently recognised this by placing in the leading roles not only players of real talent but who fit their parts with the utmost perfection. Too much cannot be said of the fine work of the principals, including Bette Davis in the title role, Franchot Tone, who plays opposite her, Margaret Lindsay, the third side of the love triangle, Alison Skipworth, John Eldredge, and Dick Foran. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. “FRISCO KID.” “ Frisco Kid,” Warner Bros.’ thrilling tale of the glamorous Barbary coast of old San Francisco, opens at the Regent Theatre to-morrow with an all-star east headed by James Cagney, Margaret Lindsay, Ricardo Cortez, and Lili Damita. The picture is set in the colourful background of the early fifties when the waterfront at the Golden Gate Was a flaming panorama of gilded gambling halls and palaces of pleasure; when murder, arson, crimping, and robbery were winked at by the authorities who derived huge revenues in bribes from the denizens of the underworld. The characters are based on historic personages Of the time who flocked to the city of gold from all parts of the world—adventurers all, ready to risk their fortunes or theii lives on the throw of a dice.

AT THE EMPIRE. FINAL SCREENING TO-NIGHT. “ ATLANTIC ADVENTURE.” “ Atlantic Adventure,” the Columbia drama which played to a large and satisfied audience at the local Empire Theatre last Friday and Saturday evenings, strikes a new standard in entertainment. Fast-moving, actionful, filled with suspense and excitement, this thrilling tale of adventure on the high seas is screen fare designed to please discriminating film-goers who crave motion pictures that move ! The plot concerns itself with a newspaper reporter, his estranged sweetheart, and a photographer who find themselves on board a trans-At-lantic liner en route to Europe; and there, in spite of themselves, the trio solve a daring jewel robbery, capture an escaping murderer, and narrowly avert being thrown overboard. And two-thirds of the trio find romance ! Nancy Carroll, Lloyd Nolan, and Harry Langdon are the three principals, and each delivers an effective, straightforward, and convincing portrayal.