REGENT THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 244, 14 October 1937, Page 9

REGENT THEATRE

“MAKE WAY FOR TO-MORROW” A fine cast of character players in-' terprets the forceful story oi Vina Dennar’s screen play, “Maxe \vay For 10-morrovv,” winch is now at tne Regent Theatre. Victor Moore, the wellKnown stage ac.or, whose lorle has always been broad conieuy, undergoes a real metamorphosis in raramount s production. As the kinuly but sometimes bothersome Pa Cooper he linos nimselt in a role dihercm. irom anything he has done, but happily, a rme ol tne type he nas always vv dated to play. Although there are many numerous moments in "Make \vay Lor To-morrow” and mucn good Lua in the theme, there is also a real lile pathos in it which must strike a chord of sympathy in the hearts ol all wa© see it. The story deals with the adventures of an old couple to wnoin time and fortune have not been kind. Nearing the end of their long lives they find themselves bereft ot the comforts of life, and with considerable reluctance turn to their sons and daughter for help. The film brings real life situations to the screen, and points a moral powerfully by the grandeur of its story. “Knight Without Armour” The stirring days of the Russian revolution are faithfully depicted in "Knight Without Armour,” starring Robert Donat and Marlene Dietrich, commencing to-morrow at the Regent i’heatre. The film, which must rank as one of the most successful to come from a British studio, is outstanding Lor the faithfulness of the backgroun i, the actual scenery carrying an air of authenticity which lencs iu the picture the atmosphere of the Russian locale. Whether it is a mansion of the aristocracy, a Volga barge, Siberian prison camp, or Russian railway station that is depicted, no xuuit can be found with the background. Marlene Dietrich is cast as a Russian countess, whose home is destroyed by the revolutionaries. Donat is a British agent who has joined the Reds in oraer to gain valuable information. When he is given orders to escort the countess to the capital, where she is to be taken before a court, their adventures begin, and they encounter many breath-taking thrills and hardships before they finally win through to happiness. The supports include newsreels showing the bombing of Shanghai, ana a Walt Disney masterpiece, “Little Hiawatha.”