REGENT THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 277, 27 November 1935, Page 9

REGENT THEATRE

I'VE BEEN AROUND.”

“I’ve Been Around,” which starts . I to-day at the Regent, has Chester - Morris in the starring role. He is surj i rounded by a brilliant supporting cast, i headed by charming Rochelle Hudson. 2 i The story is that of a girl who is swept off her feet by the attentions of i ; a smooth-tongued adventurer, who is ; ! seeking the wealthiest financial match s =he can find. But the girl, played by 1 I Miss Hudson, discovers the character t { of the man just as she is about to 3 I break her engagement with Chester Morris. She rushes the wedding with , I Morris and then in a dramatic scene .! reveals her love for the adventurer. 5 i When Morris discovers that he has . | married a girl who loves another man, .[he doesn’t kill her or the other man. - ’lie does nothing that the ordinary chap .(would do. But, how he punishes her! j , How he brings her to her knees! Miss ) (Hudson docs such a splendid Job that you hate her for most of the picture, j Isabel Jewell is a perfect ray of bub- , bling sunshine throughout th? picture, [ and Gene Lockhart, as Morris’ pal, fnr- , nisaes a wealth of laughs. G. P. . Huntley, jun., as the adventurer, is rx- . cellent, Ralph Morgan, as Miss Hud- . son’s father, handles a small role well. [ “Upper World,” the. Warner Bros. , picture based on the smashing story on “how the other half lives,” by the i celebrated novelist and playwright, j Ben Hecht, is scheduled as the second attraction. Warren William heads a strong cast of talented players in th® | role of a multi-millionaire railway magnate who longs for the society of his beautiful wife, a part played by Mary Astor, who neglects him shamefully to foster her social career. This ’ neglect leads him into an affair with a ’ burlesque, show chorus girl, enacted by Ginger Rogers. The picture is set in the colourful background of a palatial Long Island estate, with scenes in a 1 love nest and a burlesque theatre. A i yacht and an airplane also play important parts in some of the thrilling incidents of the picture. Patrons will be able to follow the progress of election results, which will be screened. The Wanganui candidates will also return thanks from, the stage. Balfour, Gordon Harker and Michael Hogan, a splendid cast includes Gtennis Lorimer, Mickey Brantford, Peter Gawthorne, Florrie Forde, Frank Pettingcll, Finlay Currie. Robert Naimby, Billy Shine, Douglas Jeffries and Felix Aylmer.