REGENT THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 257, 29 October 1937, Page 9

REGENT THEATRE

“THE GO-GETTER” Packed with action and full of i thrills, comic and intriguing in dia- • logue and situations, “The Go-Getter,” i concludes to-night at the Regent Theatre. As Cappy Ricks, Charles Win- • I ninger, of “Show Boat” and “Three i Smart Girls,” takes the honours in a , difficult but outstanding role. George , Brent gives one of his best perform- ■ ances as the “Go-Getter” and Anita i Louise plays with great distinction the . feminine lead. “Marked Woman.” The ramifications of the invidiouf ‘ vice rackets of the larger American cities are convincingly portrayed in ’ “Marked Woman,” which is to com- ( mcnce to-morrow at the Regent Theatre. The film has a plot that is not , pleasant, but it fascinates and holds t the attention, and the skilful acting of the principals lifts the picture well J above the usual standard. Possibly one . I of the main reasons for the success of ! the film is the excellent casting of the ! players. Ruthless gang chief, un- . scrupulous lawyer, skilful attorney, 1 1 hardened night-club hostess, and many ; I other similar characters are brought L to the screen in convincing guise. The . 1 story traces the trials of half a dozen I night-club girls, forced to rob and de- , ceive their patrons by a powerful , I racketeer, who has no scruples about .! killing anyone who offends him or [ I stands in his way. The penalty for .I “squealing” is to be picked up in the . ] river, or be beaten up and branded on . ■ the cheek, and the girls, although they [[long for an escape from their unsav- ■ oury mode of living, are nevertheless [ ! afraid to give honest evidence when /they appear in the witness-box. HumI phrey Bogart has the role of a young attorney, anxious to clear the city of vice, and Bette Davis is in the leading role of the night-club girl who is struggling to keep her young sister at college.