AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 386, 18 March 1937, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

Plaza Theatre. “The Gay Desperado.” Coming to the Plaza Theatre, on Thursday night is a film, the scene of which, is laid in the picturesque Rio Grande, which is a distinct change from the well-worn Ne-w York and other cafes and country houses 1 .

The story concerns one Chivo, who is singer and general handyman at a dingy little movie house below the Rio Grande.

When Braganza, Mexico’s most notorious bandit chieftain, sees an American gangster film there and is inspired to adopt the gangsters’ tactics, Chivo puts -down the ensuing riot with song.

His golden voice so thrills the music-loving Braganza that he has him. kidnapped and brought tto his headquarters. Chivo tells Braganza of his ambition to become a radio etar. Braganza a.t once takes him to a border town, seizes a broadcasting station and pushes him in front of the microphone. On the way back, Braganza kidnaps Bill Shay, weakling son of a politically powerful American multi-million-aire, and hiy sweetheart Jane. Chivo helps Bill escape. Later he and Jane, who have fallen in love, also manage to escape and pick up Bill on the road.

Chivo manages'to reach the theatre where he once worked, but his boss-, believing him to be a bandit, has him arrested. To prove his innocence he offers to help an American detective ■who is working on the kidnapping case. Chivo and Braganza tells him that Jane is waiting for him.

King’s Theatre. “The Border Patrolman.” With a blazing tix-gun in his hand and a beautiful girl In his arms, George O’Brien rides through a fast and exciting series of adventures in "The Border Patrolman,” which will lie shown at the King’s Theatre, tonight; Fighting and loving more recklessly than ever, O’Brien this' lime meets his match in the girl and before the film reaches its whirlwind climax, Polly Ann Young teaches O’Brien things he never guessed about the West. Mils Young gets O’Brien into tremble in the early moments of the film when in a forest she defies his warning -about forest fires. Angered by her evident 'headstrong nature, O’Brien picks her up and carts her off bodily to patrol headquarters. When his captain reprimands hi mfor his action, O'Brien resigns and gets a job from Miss Young’s grandfather taming the heiress. Polly Ann is more than attracted by the rashing O’Brien, but when she fids out that he is attempting to play guardian to her, she elopes with the head of a gang of jewel smugglers. The picture is l thrilling throughout.