REGENT THEATRE.
SERIAL TO-DAY AT 2 P.M. Chapter eleven of the thi'illing serial "Jungle will be shown at the matinee at z p.m. to-day. Combining the best features of the greatest detective novels of the past, Universal's spinetingling production of the famous Crime Club novel, "The Westland Case," will commenee at 2 and 8 p.m. to-day at the Regent Theatre. Heading a brilliant all-star cast is Preston Foster in the role of Detective Crane, miracle working euper-sleuth, whose portrayals in this tjrpe of role have brought him to a high point of popularity with theatregoers. Faced with the difficult job of trying to solve the baffling Westland murder, in which 'a beautiful woman has been killed in a room in which all the windows and doors are locked from the inside, only Detective Crane's unusual powers of deduction and reconstruction bring about his solution to one of the most perfect crimes known in police history. Based on the best-selling Crime Club novel, "Headed for a Hearse," Universal's screen version of "The Westland
Case," offers a new high in thrills and breath-taking surprises. Much of the suspense in the story revolves about three beautiful girls. The associate feature, "Girls Can Play," featuring CharleS Quigley, Jacqueline Wells and Guurn Williams, is a thrill-packed action-rom-ance of the sports world dealing with the new game of soft ball. ,
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Taranaki Daily News, 19 February 1938, Page 9
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224REGENT THEATRE. Taranaki Daily News, 19 February 1938, Page 9
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