COSY THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 June 1941, Page 8

COSY THEATRE

"DRUMS OF THE DESERT.” “Drums of the Desert,” the actionpacked Foreign Legion . story which comes to the Cosy Theatre tonight .s of special interest in view of the fact that it depicts the manoeuvres of a battalion of parachute troops in ac.ion. Ralph Byrd, handsome athletic star, heads the cast as a gallant Cap.ain Paul Dumont, special advisor to oangalee parachute troops, instructing them in the latest methods of modern warfare. En route to his new post, Dumont falls in love with Helene, played by Lorna Gray. She returns his affection until it is discovered that he is the best friend of her fiance, Raoul (Peter George Lynn). The unhappy couple, placing honour above personal feelings, agree to separate. Just before the day set for the wedding of Helene to Raoul, the latter is injured in a surprise Arab uprising, necessitating postponement ci the ceremony. Hugh Herbert brings a now kind ol Romeo- to the screen in his hilarious portrayal of a romantic gold brick salesman for Universal’s farce comedy, “Slightly Tempted,” also commencing tomorrow at the Cosy Theatre with Peggy Moran. Johnny Downs, Gertrude Michael. George E. Stone and Elisabeth Risdon.