REGENT TALKIES

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVI, Issue 69, 28 February 1938, Page 2

REGENT TALKIES

“BORN TO DANCE.” TO-NIGHT. “Bom to Dance,” the eagerlyawaited smash musical successor to “Broadway Melody of 1936,” with Eleanor Powell, “Queen of Taps,” in the stellar role surrounded by practically all of the stars and the executive, production and technical crew of the earlier hit shows here for the last time to-night, as one of the outstanding pictures on 1 1 ■ new Aletro-Goldwyn-Alayer schedu : Two favorites not seen in the precious musical are featured in “Bom to Dance” in the persons of the jaunty James Stewart, who play l Miss Powell’s leading man, and lovely Virginia Bruce, making her first a •>- pearance since her huge success in “The Great Ziegfeld.” Familiar faces from “Broadway Melody” who sing and dance their way through “Born to Dance” include Una Merkel and Sid Silvers, now recognised as one of the screen's most hilario 's comedy teams, Frances Langford of radio fame and the long-legged Buddy Ebsen. The musical hits from “Born Dance” were written by Cole Porte:’, known as the most sophisticated composer and lyricist in America. Composer of such musical stage successes as “Anything Goes” and “Jubilee ” Porter has produced such sensational song successes as “Night and Day,” “Love for Sale,” and “You’re the Top.” His score for the current picture includes “Easy to Love,” “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” “Swinging the Jinx Away,” “Hey, Babe. Hey,” “Rap-Tap on Wood” and “Rolling Home.” For the first time in musical motion picture history the entire cast dances to and sings the catchy Cole Porter tunes.