ENTERTAINMENTS

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 59, Issue 4176, 23 August 1939, Page 12

ENTERTAINMENTS

AT THE RECENT. COMMENCING TO-NIGHT. “SUBMARINE D. 1.” “ Submarine D. 1,” a melodrama relating the exploits of Uncle Sam’s under-sea boats and the gallant lads who man them, is calculated to thrill enthusiastic audiences at the Regent Theatre, where this Warner Bros, feature will be shown to-morrow night- The picture is authentic as well as stirring, for it was made with the complete co-operation of the Navy, which turned over to the pic-ture-makers all its facilities at Newport, Rhode Island, Cocos Coco in the Panama Canal, and San Diego, California. There are scores of battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and airplanes taking part, and many hundreds of sailors and marines are seen going through their peace-time and war-time duties. So “ Submarine D.l ” seems to be just what the makers term it—the best u service ” film Warner Bros, have ever turned out. Pat O’Brien and George Brent are co-starred, and in a part that seems to be quite as important is young Wayne Morris, the lad who shot to top ranking recently on the strength of one picture, “ Kid Galahad.” Then, too, in the cast are such well-known troupers as Prank; McHugh, Doris Weston, Regis Toomey, and Henry O’Neill.

AT THE EMPIRE. COMMENCES TO-NIGHT. “KING OF ALCATRAZ.” Prom film debut to featured lead in one picture! That’s the proud record of handsome Robert Preston, who jumped from the Pasadena Community players into a featured role in Paramount’s “ King of Alcatraz,” which opens to-night at the Empire Theatre, and gave such an outstanding performance that he was immediately signed to play the male lead opposite Mary Carlisle in the forthcoming “ Illegal Traffic.” No matter how much he longs to play the noble hero who dashes up to the old homestead just in the nick of time J. Carroll Naish seems destined never to have his wish, for the popular character actor, who will be seen in another of his famous “villain” roles in Paramount’s “ King of Alcatraz,” has established himself so thoroughly as Hollywood’s favourite

“ villain” that whenever this type of role is contemplated he at once finds himself cast in the part. Recently Naish has been seen locally in “ Prison Farm,” “ Hunted Men.” and “ Her Jungle Love,” of course in badman parts in every one of them. Lovely Gail Patrick, who has been called “ the most beautiful brunette in films,” will be seen in the featured feminine role. Miss Patrick, who is cast opposite Lloyd Nolan and J. Carrol Naish in the film, was recently seen here in Dangerous to Know,’ in which she played the society girl pursued by Akim Tamiroff, “ Her Husband Lies,” in which she played opposite Ricardo Cortez, and in Ai - tists and Models,” in which she appeared with Jack Benny and Ida Lupino.