ENTERTAINMENTS

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 59, Issue 4220, 6 December 1939, Page 12

ENTERTAINMENTS

AT THE REGENT. COMMENCING TO-NIGHT. “TROUBLE BREWING.” “ Trouble Brewing,” which comes to the Regent Theatre to-night, is undoubtedly George Formby’s funniest film, eclipsing even his “ Keep Your Seats, Please ” and “ It’s in the Air” for hearty laughs. In the new story George has an excellent part as a printer’s compositor who fancies himself as a detective, and if you can imagine Formby as a super (?) sleuth, you will have some idea of the fun in store for you. His escapades while trying to entrap a gang of crooks are an absolute riot. One particularly funny episode is where he deputises for the horoscope writer of the paper and innocently causes his friend to believe that a certain horse will win a race and enable them to jnake a great deal of money. Of course George doesn’t know his pal Bill has taken it from the day’s horoscope; neither is Bill aware that George has written the column. Off to the races they go, and George’s savings are invested on the horse’ but it doesn’t aeem to have a chance, and is left right behind. Disconsolately the two men throw’ away their ticket and make their way to the exit. Meanwhile the horse has suddenly spurted forward, and actually wins the race. It is not until George and Bill are just outside the course that they hear the news, and naturally go tearing back to find the ticket. Fortunately remember the number, and after a great deal of feverish searching they manage to locate it. Their joy is very short-lived, however, when after changing their money for notes of smaller denominations, they are found to be spurious and are confiscated bv the police. AT THE EMPIRE. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. “ EX-CHAMP.” Hollywood is a haven for boxers. Many well-known “ leather-pushers ” work, between fights, at the studios, as electricians, property men, etc; scores of others pick up sizeable pay cheques for extra work, bits, and parts before the cameras. Some halfdozen one-time prominent boxers appear in Universal’s “ Ex-Champ,” in w’hich picture Victor McLaglen is starred and which will be seen at the Empire Theatre to-morrow evening and again on Friday. Among these is Joe Glick, who in his heyday fought Benny Leonard, Rocky Kansas, and other top-ranking light-weights. Others include Art Lasky, Al Bayne,

Frankie Dolan, Frankie Grandetta, .and High Loman. Kid Chissell, onetime welter-weight champion of the third battleship division of the Pacific fleet, gave himself a well-paying role in the picture. He appears as a boxing champion whom Tom Brown meets .and defeats.