REGENT THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 110, 12 May 1938, Page 9

REGENT THEATRE

♦ • LAUGHING AT TROI BLE. ’ “Laughing at Trouble,” screening to day at the Regent Theatre, '3 the thrilling story of a woman fighting a whole town’s wrath to pro\e innocent a boy falsely condemned of murder. Robert Ellis and Helen Logan wrote the screen story based on a play by Odeiyn Bushell. Jane Darwell. Sara Haden, Lois Wilson, Margaret Hamilton, Pert Kelton and John Carradine are featured In the cart. George Bancroft and Wynne Gibson have been reunited after five years in the leading role of Columbia’s “Saints Jn Exile," on the same programme. They made their first appearance together in the memorable "Lady and Gent.” Sharing tl 5 leading roles with them in their new Columbia film is Evelyn Venable, supported by Marc Lawrence, George McKay and John Gallaudot. Erie C. Kenton directed. “Mrlodj for Two” and “.Making Headlines.” I Two full-length pictures will nt l presented on Saturday at the Regent I heat re. the first being the latest Jack Holt film "Making Headlines.” Hoii gives a virile characterisation in th< role of a detective in the production, which is from the Columbia studiost and others in the cast are Baveriy Roberts, as a newspaper reporter, and Craig Reynolds. Warren and Dubin and Jerome and Scholl. Warner Bros, ace song-writing teams, composed six numbers for "Melody For Two,” the j new musical extravaganza featuring } James Melton and Patricia Ellis, which complete the programme. Th< ‘theme song. “Melody For Two” and ; “September in Ihe Rain,” both ballads, were composed by Harry Warren anu ,Al Dubin for Melton to sing in the picture which Louis King is directing. 'The learn of M. K. Jerome and Jhck i Scholl wrote four numbers for Winifred Shaw and Patricia Ellis to intro- ; duce. Miss Shaw sings “Jose O’Neill, the Cuban Heel,” a swi/g rhumba; i "Dangerous Rhythm,” a rhythm novelty, and “An Excuse for Dancing,” a swing song. Miss Ellis, in addi- ■ lion to “An Excuse for Dancing ’ ; sings “A Flat in Manhattan” a rhythm ballad.