ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 16 July 1930, Page 15

ENTERTAINMENTS

EVERYBODY’S TALKIES. • BULLDOG DRUMMOND.” 1 ‘ Bulldog Drummond,” a stirring adaptation of the famous comedy melodrama of the same name, will commence a special three-night season at Everybody’s, New Plymouth, talkice to-night. This story of the young British ex-army officer, who, after the Great War, craves excitement, and gets all he is looking for, ifi packed with thrills from start to finish. Drummond answers an advertisement and discovers a beautiful girl in •sore distress because her wealthy American uncle has got into tho hands of the unscrupulous Dr. Lakington and his villainous confederate Petergon, who run a bogus mental hospital. Drummond takes a hand in the game, and after a •series of the most exciting happenings succeeds in rescuing the wealthy uncle and ■winning the love of the beautiful Phyllis. There is not a dull moment in this highly-exciting all-talking film. First the dastardly band of crooks, who stop at nothing, get the upper hand, but the British officer’s resource fulness and pluck checkmate them, and so the thrilling tussle goes on until the gang are routed, and tho hapless American ie released. That fine English actor, Ronald Colman, is ideally suited for the part of the demobilised British officer just spoiling for a little excitement in times of peace. The part of Phyllis is daintily taken by Joan Bennett, an English actress, who also has a good speaking voice. Montague Love and Lilyan Tashnian. also play, important roles. The supporting talkie featurettes will include “Micky Follies (the first of Micky the Mouse cartoons,, a show in themselves), “Irish Fantasy” (a talking, singing, dancing speciality featuring an orchestra of 70 and two big Irish songs, “Kathleen Ma vourneen” and “Believe Me If AU Those Endearing Charms,” etc.), and “Murray and La Vere” (musical arid vocal act). FEATURE AT THE REGENT. “THE VERY IDEA.” II ■ 1 Brimful and running over with laughs. That is Radio Pictures’ production of the stage success, “The Very idea,” which made its local debut at the Regent Theatre last night. It’s a sure cure for the blues, and anyone who has lost the art of laughing can find a remedy while this scintillating farce comedy ynreels and speaks from the screen. Coupled with an amusing theme, the practical application of the eugenic theory de a sterling cast, most of whom are well-known to both stage and screen devotees. The story tells of an author who has written a book on how to lift the human race from the rut through the application of eugenics. He proceeds with a plan to provide his sister and brother-in-law with a child they hope will be nothing short of a prodigy. To do this, the author decides to hire parents, each of them shall measure up to specifications. He finds them in Hugh Trevor and Sally Blane, and luck is with him when he finds they intend marrying, anyhow. However, when the childless pair have gone away for a year, and return to claim their “bought” baby, they find the real mother won’t give it up. How they get out of the web of circumstances provides one of the most screamingly funny situations that has reached picture theatre screens in many moons. The supports will include Fox :Movietone News, May Usher '(famous comedienne), Utica Jubilee Singers (in plantation songs), Pathe Sound News, Audio Review, and Elsie Janis (stage and vaudeville favourite).