CINEMA PROGRAMMES

Taranaki Daily News, 22 January 1935, Page 3

CINEMA PROGRAMMES

NEW PLYMOUTH OPERA HOUSE. “ONE MORE RIVER” FINALLY. “One More River,” John Galsworthy’s powerful play of modern love and matrimony will conclude a successful season at the New Plymouth Opera House today at 2 and 8 p.m. Diana Wynyard, Frank Lawton and Colin Clive head a brilliant cast of English artists. / Those who have seen aviation pictures and have been disappointed at the unreality of them will be pleasantly thrilled by “The Blue Squadron,” a romance of the air, which commences at the New Plymouth Opera House to-mor-ro’w at 8 p.m. It presents something entirely new in aviation narratives, which couples this more timely peace-time angle of air heroics with an enveloping romance that sweeps the stars to new heights. In fact the almost unbelievable thrills which abound in this spectacular drama of daring and self-sacrifice are at times completely overshadowed by the tense and gripping love story that truly classifies “The Blue Squadroi ” as one of the best screen romances of the year. A parachute jump in the frozen wastes of the Alps, leakage of fumes which overcome the pilot, and a descent in a spot where chances of rescue seem negligible serve as incidents which build up an enthralling love interest to greater and greater degrees until the powerful denouement in the final fade-out. The leading roles are taken by John Stuart, Esmond Knight and Greta Hansen.

REGENT THEATRE. “I LOVED A WOMAN.” “Come on Marines,” the Paramount picture which has been providing patrons with a good laugh, will be finally screened at The Regent to-night. Richard Arlen and Ida Lupino head the all star cast. Edward G. Robinson can always be depended upon to give a sterling trayal and his performance in “I Loved a Woman,” to be screened at The Regent to-morrow night, is no exception to the rule. When the story opens he is a young man of artistic tastes who does not deign to enter his father’s tinned meat business because he considers such work is beneath him. On the death of his father he is forced into the business, and tries to run it on idealistic lines until he meets an opera singer who persuades him that power is the only thing worth striving for. Her influence over him becomes so great that the impractical visionary is transformed into a ruthless business man. There is a dramatic climax. Kay Francis and Genevieve Tobin are the principal supporting players.

EVERYBODY’S TO-DAY. MADAME ELSA STRALIA. “The Regimental Lady,” the captivating musical comedy starring Tamaia Desni and Harold French, will be finally screened at Everybody’s to-day at 2 and 8 p.m. Madame Elsa Stralia the celebrated Australian Prima Donna, will also make her flnalg appearance to-night “It’s the poor as ’elps the poor” is the theme of “Say It With Flowers,” an entertaining story of London s kerbside stall-holders, coming to Everybody’s Theatre to-morrow at 2 and 8 p.m. It deals with the ups and downs of the London Cockney, and culminates m a benefit concert for one who has fallen on hard times. It is then that the real spice of the picture begins, for the performers are four of the old-time musical hall artists—those who entertained thousands in the days before lilting tunes were killed by ragtime and its followers. Topping the bill, the “great Florrie Forde, still sprightly at three times the age she looks and still (to use her words of long ago) as graceful as & baby elephant. It is difficult not to join with her in singing—or shouting, for the old songs are best that way—“O, O, Antonio,” “Hold Your Hand Out, Naughty Boy,” “Anybody Here Seen Kelly?” and the popular war songs. PLAZA THEATRE, STRATFORD. DRAMA OF THE LAW COURTS. In the realms of fiction you will find no more stirring, no more powerful drama than “The Great Defender,” the sensa-tion-seething story of unrequited love and the law courts, which comes to the Plaza Theatre to-day. It is genuinely exciting screen entertainment, cleverly directed by Thomas Bentley, and brilliantly acted by Britain’s greatest dramatic star Matheson Lang in the title role. Lang, as Sir Douglas Rolls, K.C., The Great Defender,” they called him. fighting tire biggest case of his brilliant career—fighting against the tremendous odds of strong circumstantial evidence for the life of a man—an artist, charged with the murder of his beautiful model, with whom he had had an affair.. Sir Douglas knew that his client’s alibi was a pack of lies. Why he accepted the case and the story of his brilliant victory against seemingly, insuperable difficulties, is delightfully told in a manner that provoked a veritable avalanche of enthusiasm for tire English Press. Supporting Matheson Lang are such distinguished - ists as Margaret Bannerman, Richard Bird, Arthur Margetson, Jeanne Stuart, Jimmy Godden, and Hay Gordon.