REGENT THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 163, 13 July 1933, Page 10

REGENT THEATRE

“GENTLEMAN TOR A DAY.” 11 Gentleman for a Day,” the First National production now showing at the Regent is big in every way, in story, in cast, amt in setting. “Gentleman for a Day,” which has Douglas Fairbanks, jnr., and Joan Biondell at the head of a cast of 3090, is the story of a group of people thrown together by circumstances in one of the great railroad terminals of the country. The drama covers only four hours a day, but it is packed with thrill and romance, one of the fastest action stories brought to the theatre in many seasons, it originally was a play written by Gene Fowler. For this production, the largest interior set over built in Hollywood was put together the structure filling an entire sound stage covering more than a city block. The cast of “Gentleman For a Day” is, without question, one of the finest ever brought together for a picture production. Coming Saturday. If there is any doubt about the ability of Australian producers to make the laughable, clean and technically acceptable comedies of the typo now so much in demand in Australia and England, it will be immediately dispelled by witnessing Pat Hanna’s hilarious comedy, “Diggers in Blighty,” whicn comes to the Regent Theatre on Saturday. This film, which is Pat Hanna’s first independent production, is a sequel to “Diggers,” and graphically proves the fact that enormous strides have been made in local film production. “Diggers in Blighty” is a splendid achievement for all concerned in its production, and its director, and star, Pat Hanna, deserves every congratuation. The photography is excellent, the sound first-rate, and the acting is excellent, the sound first-rate, and the acting of the individual artists is as good as anything we have seen for some time. The story is mainly concerned with three lovable, but irresponsible. Australian Diggers— Chic, Joe and Scotty, and tells of how they receive ten days’ “Blighty” leave for capturing and extracting valuable information from several German officers.