CINEMA PROGRAMMES

Taranaki Daily News, 29 November 1934, Page 3

CINEMA PROGRAMMES

THE REGENT THEATRE. COMEDY AND DRAMA. The British two-feature programme now showing nightly at the Regent, appears to be much to the taste of the audiences. The main dramatic feature, “Warn London,” is an intriguing mystery play. It is brimming with excitement and thrills abound. Edmund Gwenn as “Dr. Krauss,” an eminent criminologist who turns to crime, is magnificent--a performance' that will be remembered. No less convincing is the dual role presented by John Loder. Leonora Corbett is also very fine. In happy contrast to this drama is the clean, clever comedy “Girls Please,” with Sydney Howard dispensing humour through his. laughable administration of a young ladies boarding school during the absence of its principal. The girls are a charming bunch of British beauties.

EVERYBODY’S THEATRE.

“TWO HEARTS AND WALTZ TIME.”

Musical comedy of a high order is provided in the British Dominions film “Two Hearts in Waltz Time,” now showing twice daily at Everybody s. Through a feast of song and waltz the story moves in many brilliant scenes to a climax of surpassing splendour and beauty. What plot there is is slight, and revolves round the travail of a play producer, a composer who is not in the mood to deliver the star number, and an intriguing leading lady. Carl maim, the centre of a ravishing band of feminine beauties, is attracted by a blonde new among them, who, however, discovers what she thinks is the third point of a triangle. A composer who clears off sulking to the country drives the producer, Herman Greenbaum, through several scenes of frantic desperation. How the star number is wrung from Hoffmann and produced a great success, and the composer and his leading lady reconciled, make a fitting climax. Carl Brisson’s voice and his art and grace make him an admirable man for the leading role, and Frances Day as Helene Barry takes her part well. Among several other fine efforts, that of Oscar Asche as the producer takes a high place. The film abounds in captivating melodies and is frocked on a magnificent scale. There are some delightful short films.