DOUBLE PROGRAMME.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20361, 19 July 1934, Page 3

DOUBLE PROGRAMME.

“ Ace of Aces ” and “ Six of a Kind.”

“ The Tenderfoot ” and “ Hold That Girl! ” will be shown finally to-morrow night at the Liberty Theatre. “ Six -of a Kind,” a comedy, and “ Ace of Aces,” an aerial drama, will comprise the attractive new double•feature programme at the Liberty Theatre on Saturday. An exceptionally strong cast comprising prominent stage, radio and screen comedians appears in “ Six of a Kind.” Charles Ruggles and Mary Boland, his wife, are about to enjoy their annual holiday. They plan to travel from New York to Hollywood by car, but they first advertise for someone to share expenses. This leads to George Burns, Gracie Allen and a Great Dane joining* the party. W. C. Fields, as the Californian sheriff, puts the finishing touches to the burlesque, and the picture is hilarious entertainment from beginning to end. Richard Dix, is the principal player in “ Ace of Aces,” which is, perhaps, one of the most unusual war films ever screened. It is at once a picture of action and a diverting study of the mentality of a pacifist artist, who joins a fighting aeroplane squadron. In the title role Richard Dix gives a performance equalling the success he scored in “ The Conquerors.” The leading feminine role is played with wistful charm by Elizabeth Allan, one of the leading younger actresses, and Ralph Bellamy, of “ Air Mail,” is also in the cast. Box plans at the D.I.C.