“NOW AND FOREVER.”

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20540, 15 February 1935, Page 3

“NOW AND FOREVER.”

Shirley Temple’s Amazing Acting. “ Grand Canary ” will conclude its season at the Regent Theatre to-night. Five-year-old Shirley Temple again reveals her amazing tal?nts in “ Now and Forever.” which comes to the Regent Theatre to-morrow. This child actress, who delighted audiences with her brilliant portrayals in “ Stand Up and Cheer,” “ Baby, Take a Bow ” and “ Little Miss Marker,” maintains the high standard of her previous films. In “ Now and Forever,” she is given a part opposite the star, Gary Cooper, and the manner in which she portrays the role of the daughter is truly remarkable. She has been on the screen only a comparatively short time, but bids fair to establish a precedent in a quick rise to stardom. The story deals with the exploits of a pair of light-fingered rogues, who, after flitting from town to town evading the police in a happy-go-lucky existence, are loaded with the responsibility of taking care of a little girl. Both then attempt to reform, and everything until the man is hard pressed to find the money for the child’s education. Temptation is placed before him m the shape of a valuable diamond necklace worn by the hostess at a party held on the eve of the girl’s departure for school. The complications and problems which beset the prinin . t^ leir efforts to become lawabiding citizens form the theme of a very fine story. Carole Lombard is as captivating as ever, and her personality and charm are much in evidence. Gary Cooper is seen at his best as tne irresponsible father and jewel thief, and his splendid performance assures his maintaining his popularity on the screen. . Th S A Upports win include “ Springboard Champs,” a special film for swimmers, featuring Pete Desjardins, worldchampion high and low board diver Box plans at the D.I C