PLAZA THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 250, 21 October 1937, Page 9

PLAZA THEATRE

FARR-LOUIS FIGHT. The most recent heavyweight bout for the world boxing title was between the champion, Joe Louis, the Detroit negro, who was introduced to the crowd at Madison Square Garden, New York, as the “Brown Bomber,” and Tommy Farr, the British Empire champion from Tonypandy, Wales. Round by round this highly-disputed fight is being shown on the current programme at the Plaza Theatre. The main dramatic feature is “There Goes My Girl.” This is a brisk-moving comedy of the ways of American newspaper men and women. Gene Raymond and Ann Sothern make a good team in the roles of reporters and wouldbe husband and wife. “Wings of the Morning.” “Wings of the Morning,” the first British technicolour production, is to commence a season to-morrow at the Plaza Theatre. This outstanding production is the screen version of stories from Donn Byrne’s memorable “Destiny Bay,” and the colourful Irish setting permits the ready introduction of some of the most beautiful scenes ever photographed in technicolour. The leading feminine role was assigned to the French screen player Annabella, and she is responsible for a really magnificent portrayal. Her part is that of a Gipsy girl who escapes from Spain in throes qf a revolution, to Ireland, where her people had lived several generations before. The part of the handsome young Irish horse trainer with whom the girl falls in love is taken in highly creditable manner by Henry Fonda, who previously appeared with success in technicolour in “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine.” In addition to the romantic interest, the film contains a strong dramatic element, which is centred round an event ideally suited to colour, the English Derby. In this connection the veteran jockey Steve Donoghue is seen riding to victory on the Gipsy horse “Wings of the Morning.” The Irish tenor John McCormack is another well-known personality, who appears in the picture, and he contributed a number of delightful songs, outstanding among which is “Killarney.” The effect of the singing is heightened by the introduction of appropriate Irish scenery. A great deal of the action of “Wings of the Morning” takes place in and around the stately old Irish castle situated on the shore of a beautiful lake. The enchantment of this setting is captured to a remarkable degree by the colour photography. This aspect of the production was attended to by

Natalie Kalmus, who supervised the technical side of several previous American technicolour films. A considerable improvement in the employment of colour can be noticed in “Wings of the Morning,” the tones being exceedingly soft and restful. The picture is a product of the studios o* New World Productions.