PLAZA THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 254, 26 October 1937, Page 9

PLAZA THEATRE

“WINGS OF THE MORNING” The romance of a lovely fugitive •fleeing ironi strhe-torn Spain, “Wings •of the Morning,” now at the Plaza (Theatre, in’.rouuces a new and excitling screen personality in Annabella, [starred with Henry Fonda and Leslie (Banks in the film which presents a [world-famous tenor Joint Mew)’.'mack. Brought to the screen in all khe life-like beauty of natural techni[colour, “Wings of the Morning’ proivides a thrilling mixture of drama, [spectacle, and surprise. Annabella hrst appears in the prologue as Marie, i a gipsy princess. She marries Leslie [Banks, the Earl of Clontarf, who dies ion the hunting field five months later. 1 Marie goes back to her gipsies to be told that her descendants will be (cursed lor her marriage for three generations. Modern times bring us [Annabella as Marie, the great-grand-;daughter, fleeing from Spain .in the midst of revolution to a quieter Ireland, where she can have her hcr.se, Wings of the Morning, trained for the English Derby. Victory in that would provide her with a dow-ry to marry her Spanish fiance. Kerry Gilfallen, a young Irish trainer played by Henry Fonda, also has a Derby candidate, but he falls in love with Marie, agrees to train “Wings” for the big race, and gives a party for Marie at which John McCormack sings. When her jockey breaks his leg, Kerry even arranges for his own jockey, Steve Donoghue, to ride Marie's horse, although he knows that victory for Marie may mean defeat not only for his own horse but also for his love for Marie.