AMUSEMENTS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20670, 8 March 1937, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

REGENT THEATRE DOUBLE PROGRAMME “The Arizona Raiders” and “Yours for the Asking” are showing at the Regent. An odd story twist in which a girl ranch owner is forced to steal her own herd of valuable horses in order to save them from a band of rustlers is one of the unique features of the punch-filled Zane Grey picture, “The Arizona Raiders,” a Paramount picture. Larry Crabbe and Marsha Hunt have leading roles in the Western thriller, Crabbe appearing as a hard-riding, straight-shooting adventurer, and Miss Hunt as the owner and “boss” of a horse ranch. “Yours for the Asking” is a balanced combination of romance and comedy, blended skilfully into a fast-moving, air-tight plot without loose ends. Perfectly suited to the best abilities of its principals, and rounded out by smooth acting on the part of its excellent supporting cast, it provides summer entertainment of a high order. “The Gay Desperado" A rare treat is in store for musiclovers when Pickford-Lasky’s “The Gay Desperado” brings Nino Martini, famous singing star of opera, radio and films, to the Regent to-morrow. In addition to the original songs written for Martini, there will be several operatic solos, and a number of Mexican folk sngs. STATE THEATRE “RAMONA” Three new milestones in motion picture production are established by “Ramona,” Twentieth Century-Fox triumph at the State Theatre currently, featuring Loretta Young and Don Ameche at the head of an exceptional cast including Kent Taylor, Pauline Frederick, Jane Darwell, Katherine De Mille and John Carradine. One of the year’s outstanding cinema achievements, “Ramona" sets new standards in the fields of colour, scenic beauty and romance. Produced entirely in the new perfected Technicolour. Director Henry King and Art Director Duncan Cramer handled their pallettes with the greatest of care and the finished result is the most beautiful and natural hues ever brought to the screen. Scenic beauty is represented by one of the loveliest vistas in the world—the San Jacinto Mountains in California—where the outdoor “shots” were photographed. “Ramona” is by far the most romantic story ever incorporated in a motion picture. Helen Hunt Jackson's story is recognised as one of the immortal idylls of American literature and with Loretta Young in the title role and Don Ameche as Alessandro, the film will long be remembered as one of the screen’s greatest love stories. MAJESTIC THEATRE ABSORBING DRAMA There is good strong screen fare on the bill at the Maj-stlc Theatre tonight, with all the ingredients that combine for popularity. “His Brother’s Wife,” produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with W. S. Van Dyke directing, brings Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor to the screen in a spectacular romance. That alone Is of striking significance. Jean Hersholt is featured as a veteran explorer and adventurer in the far and dangerous places of the tropical jungle. Joseph Callela scores in another of his suave bad-man roles. Vail Dyke’s tradition is superb. Of all the competent directors in Hollywood, it was he who directed “San F'rancisco” and “Naughty Marietta.” The daring story of a young scientist who ventures into the jungle to find the cure for a dreaded malady and returns to the realisation that the woman he loves is his brother’s wife, provides a dramatic vehicle for these distinguished stars. It is supported by first grade M.G.M. featurettes.