REGENT THEATRE

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

REGENT THEATRE

“WOMAN CHASES MAN.” A hilarious, eccentric comedy of mixed relations and millionaires is ‘‘Woman Chases Man,” now showing at the Regent Theatre. It is the latest and in some respects the most outstanding of the “crazy” films which have proved so popular with theatre-goers. Pure farce and clever cross-talk round off a lilm which is entertainment from start to finish. The outstanding star of the picture is Miriam Hopkins. She is one of those rarest of all actresses, one who can score with equal effect in romantic drama and it straight remedy. Her performance as the girl architect who sets out to carve or chisel herself a job from the heart of a presumed millionaire is the highlight of the picture. The “millionaire” is Charles Winninger, who plays one of those parts for which he is famous. He is the eccentric father ot the man who really holds the purse-strings, and has been "disinherited” by his discerning wife because of his fondness for wild-cat schemes Joel McCrea is also successful in the role of the young millionaire. On the supporting programme are a fine coloured Mickey Mouse adventure, newsreels, a travelogue, and other interesting features. “Farewell Again.” Some months ago a British troopship, homeward bound with a regiment after the latter had served five years in India, received notification that the regiment was to proceed at once to the Near East, after a stay of six hours at Southampton. That is history now. It also is the subject and plot of the latest English picture, “Farewell Again,” at the Regent Theatre commencing on Saturday at the Regent Theaire. A line cast of players includes Leslie Banks, Flora Robson, and Sebastian Shaw. The first half of the programme consists in the main of Walt Disney’s five Academy Award winning cartoons, “Flowers and Trees,” “Three Little Pigs,” “The Tortoise and the Hare,” “Three Orphan Kittens,” and “The Country Cousin.”