PLAZA THEATRE
“THE NITWITS.” Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey come to the screen as hilarious counterparts of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in ‘The Nitwits,” their new feature comedy, commencing to day at the Plaza Theatre. As cigar stand proprietors in a song publisher’s building, they turn amateur sleuths to solve a murder mystery and unmask the sinister ‘‘Black Widow” who has been terrorising the city. Comedy rides high in the swift-moving production which revolves about this legitimate mystery plot. Bert and Bob share the laughter spotlight, with most of the other characters playing “straight,” in; situations which engender tense dramatic suspense. With Betty Grable and Evelyn Brent carrying the leading feminine roles, the cast includes such other favourites as Erik Rhodes, Fred Keating, Hale Hamilton, Arthur Aylesworth, Dorothy Granger, and the col- 1 oured comedian, Willie Best. The melody moments are provided by three popular tunes —“Music in My Heart,” “You Opened My Eyes” and “The Black Widow Will Get You If You You Don’t Watch Out.” Wheeler, Miss Grable, Woolsey, Joey Ray and Joan Sanderson, all favourites of the radio and musical comedy, interpret the songs in dance and vocal specialities. George Stevens directed “The Nitwits,” an R.K.0.-Radio feature.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 228, 28 September 1935, Page 16
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201PLAZA THEATRE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 228, 28 September 1935, Page 16
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