REGENT THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 83, 9 April 1934, Page 9

REGENT THEATRE

• • MIDNIGHT CLUB. ’ ’ r- . . c An absorbing tale embracing tht y ' elements of detective fiction, I “ Midnight Club,” which commenced ;r ' screening at the Regent Theatre, ia e i based on a story by E. Phillips Oppen- | heim and contains the susit ! interest and unexpected denoue- ,, ment for which this writer is so widely j. known. Set in the background of tho glamour and glitter of ” | the night life of London, the story fule t"'° essentials necessary for the suecess of a screen play of its type. It is G. cast almost to perfection and its plot ’ is plausible. “Midnight Club” presents yet another opportunity for fin--1 ished acting by Clive Brook, who as * the master mind of a team of jewel , thieves operating in high society, d baffles Scotland Yard. A beautiful young girl, played by Helen Vinson, i? a willing accomplice, she having joined tc tke gang in order to satisfy a longing I for excitement. Alan Mowbray and II Ferdinand Gottschalk arc east as othei e members of the party. By becoming i- the owners of a night* club they evolve t a remarkable alibi which proves einn barrassing to the commissioner of po »l lice, a role admirably portrayed by Sn i- Guy Standing. Au American detective, e George Raft, is called in by tho C.I.D. i, and, becoming a member of the gang d is instrumental in exposing its daring i- methods. Alison Skipworth, as i o wealthy dowager, provides many ainuse ing situations. Raft plays as the de<l tectivo a tough character from New s, York’s East Side. The story moves i- from tho supper club which the gang s j uses as a “blind’’ for its operation;', it J to the salons where lords and ladies s foregather, and from there to the s ' haunts of the underworld. Raft’s d I plans at first go exactly as he has c I visualised them. After ho demon’s | strafes to the members of the ring that il he is as skilled a crook as thev are, s they welcome him to their midst. Only f a few weeks with them, he thinks, will is he necessary to get the necessary ovir donee. But then he realises ho has u fallen in love with Miss Vinson. Tho c j events that follow load the picture to a startling climax. e To add to the enjoyment of the i- patrons of the Regent, the management ’, engaged “The Three Jordans,” ex- - ponents. of the famous “Lousiana - Tap,” to give an exhibition on the s stage. There was also a delightful song n scene, “ When Yuba Plays the Rumba Down in Cuba,” and the “Regent Players” presented overture, entr’acte g and incidental music.