AMUSEMENTS MAJESTIC THEATRE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21959, 10 May 1941, Page 9

AMUSEMENTS MAJESTIC THEATRE

“MYSTERY REA RAWER” “Mystery Sea Raider” which c 0 1"" mences a season at the Majestic Theatre this afternoon is ah Q ut " standing film of the destruction taking place on the high seas by the enemies of England. Henry Wilcoxon heads the oast and is supported by Carole Landis, and Onslow Stevens, The opening sequences show a great liner torpedoed following a radio message from a German spy on board. Later the spy charters an American freighter and with the aid of his fellow Nazis turns her into a raider masquerading as a neutral vessel. In her new guise the ship is also used as a decoy for those who, rushing to its distress signals, find themselves prisoners after their ships have been sunk. The raider’s chief work is directing Nazi submarines to their victims in the Oarnbean Sea. Interesting is the manner in which one such U-boat is despatched to the spot where a British oil tanker has been scuttled, so that it can refuel from the sunken vessel. The torpedoing of a liner in mid-ocean and the. sinking of the raider by a British cruiser, are among the films many graphic scenes. A special featurette on the programme is entitled “World In Flames. ’ This is the work of the cameramen who have been in the thick of international conflict for the last ten years,

STATE THEATRE

“NO, NO, NANETTE”

Ann Neagle’s new vehicle, “No, No, Nanette," is showing at the State Theatre. The picture revolves about a girl’s hectic romance with two young men, a romance that results from her efforts to help her millionaire uncle out of some feminine complibations, and the result Is a swift-paced and timely offering, enlivened with oatahy songs and dance routines and plenty of comedy. The trouble Is all due to the uncle’s Inability to help them with careers, forgetting the fact that he has a masterful wile who is sure to misunderstand the situation. So when the young women arrive one by one to claim the promised assistance, Nanette has to pitch in and help in a desperate effort to keep auntie from knowing what’s going on. This is where the romance comes in. Among uncle’s acquaintances are a noted young theatrical producer and a famous young painter, and since two of the gold-diggers are stage-struck and artstruck respectively, Nanette wishes them off on to the young men. Result —the young men become greatly interested in Nanette, soon discover they are rivals, and the race is on, complicated by the insistence of the third gold-digger on getting a lot of money quickly. .

REGENT THEATRE

"FLIGHT ANGELS”

A thrilling film that tells the story of those career girls of the skyways—the airline hostesses, will make its local debut at the Regent Theatre today. An adventurous comedy, "Flight Angels” describes the plight of an ace pilot who is forced to teach a group of girls how to become airline hostesses. Dennis Morgan plays the part of the flyer who becomes a teacher when the doctor informs him that his eyesight is going bad. Virginia Bruce is seen as the beautiful hostess whom Dennis Morgan wants on his life-time schedule. Ralph Bellamy, in the role of the Flight Superintendent has to ground his best friend, realising that loyalty to his profession is greater than any friendship. Although she is well into her 70’s, May Robson, the star of “Granny Get Your Gun," proves that she can stand up with the best of them. In this entertaining little support, she portrays a straight-shooting grandmother who, with an aged lawyer, sets out to round up a murderer and clear the name of the granddaughter suspect. In doing so, May Robson lands herself in gaol and is put on trial for the crime.

THEATRE ROYAL

“THE DEVIL’S PIPELINE”

Richard Arlen and Andy Devine observe their tenth screen co-appear-ance in "The Devil’s Pipeline,” at the Theatre Royai. Thrilling intrigue on a tropical island is the task confronting the two stars in the new film. Jeanne Kelly is seen opposite Arlen in a romantic role and other supporting parts are enacted by John Eldredge, James Flavin, Francis McDonald and Mala. “Saturday’s Children,” the supporting feature, is an extraordinarily good film with a first-rate cast. It is a lively and vital story about the troubles and pleasures of ordinary people. The action is fast in the movie sense, keeping up the tension, and then breaking it at strategic points with swift touches of humour. The dialogue Is as swift and sharp as the film action itself, with an unusual amount of genuine wit and sparkle John Garfield and Anne Shirley are the leading figures.