ENTERTAINMENTS

Waipa Post, Volume 43, Issue 3354, 29 September 1931, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS

"REACHING FOR THE MOON."

TO-NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

Douglas Fairbanks _has thrown aside armour, steed, sword and buckler for the first time in ten years—has attired himself in a well-fitted business suit—has exchanged battlements for a penthouse apartment topping a| skyscraper—and the result is the happiest mixture of entertainment the year has brought forth. The picture is "Reaching for the Moon," for United Artists, written and directed by Edmund Goulding, whom they call the most versatile man in Hollywood, with Bebe Daniels as the dazzling. object of Fairbanks' affection. The story and dialogue are smart and sophisticated, the action is romantic and rapid, the settings range from fashionable New York to a bountiful seasoning of comedy. And when the last word is said about lovely women, it should be in connection with the hand-picked beauties who glide through the scenes of "Reaching for the Moon." They called it a "million dollar cast" when the filming was going on at United Artists, and a glance at the names seems to make the sum fall short. For, in addition to Fairbanks and Daniels there are Edward Everett Horton, sure-fire farceur; Jack Mulhall, a star in his own right; Claud Allister, the comic Britisher; June Mac Cloy, gorgeous to gaze upon, Luana Walters, a new beauty; and such veteran troupers as Emmett Corrigan, "Walter Walker, Helen Jerome Eddy, Adrienne d'Ambricourt and Phil Tead.

"SECOND CHOICE."

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A remarkable cast interprets "Second Choice," the Warner Bros, and Vitaphone production which comes to the Empire Theatre next Thursday and Friday, with Dolores Cbstello in the stellar role. Miss Costello, one of the screen's most popular stars, has, through the medium of the talking picture, supplemented her ethereal beauty by a voice of great charm. Chester Morris, the magnetic young Broadway star of the speaking stage, a recent recruit to motion pictures, continues the remarkable work which made him an overnight sensation when he created his first talking screen role in "Alibi." "Second Choice" is based on Elizabeth Alexander's story.