A POPULAR TEAM

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 180, 31 July 1936, Page 10

A POPULAR TEAM

DICK POWELL—RUBY KEELER. •COLLEEN” AT MAJESTIC. Spectacular dar.ce numbers, intriguing melodies, clever tapdancing and plenty of humour, are combined to the best effect in “Colleen,” the rollicking musical comedy produced by Warner Brothers, which commences at the Majestic Theatre to-morrow. Romance and a touch of real drama have been introduced into the story of the film, but several other factors contribute to its success as a motion picture entertainment. The leading players are that popular team, Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler, who pi ovide the singing, dancing and romance, while the comedy is furnished in full measure by two first-class comedians, Hugh Herbert and Jack Oakie, assisted by Joan Blondell and Marie Wilson. A newcomer to the screen is Paul Draper, a brilliant stage dancer, whose tap dancing is superb. Ruby Keeler is also a fine tap dancer, and an interpretative dance —a love lyric without words —which the pair do together, is one of the finest in the film. Other spectacular scenes include a dress parade in which the mannequins dance in street costumes, tennis frocks and evening dresses, and a series of dances staged in the ballroom of a giant ocean liner. Two songs, “You Gotta Know How to Dance.” and “I Don’t Have to Dream Again,” are sung by Dick Powell, with the assistance of Ruby Keeler and Paul Diaper, while Jack Oakie and Joan Blondell present a humorous song, “Boulevardier from the Bronx.” The story of “Colleen” concerns the eccentricities of a wealthy business man, played by Hugh Herbert, who assists the ambitions of a girl chocolate dipper by installing her as the manageress of a millinery shop. This rich and flirtatious gentleman has a seri-ous-minded young nephew (Dick Pdwell). who is manager of his estate, and falls in love with the efficiency secretary of the shop. After some setbacks, and a series of entanglements filled with hilarious comedy, he manages to win her heart. Jack Oakie and Joan Blondell portray an unscrupulous but. highly humorous couple who try to get all the money they can from the eccentric business man. Louisa Fazenda plays the part of the wife who is continually upset by her husband's eccentricities.