REGENT THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 243, 14 October 1938, Page 9

REGENT THEATRE

“RENFREW OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED” “Renfrew of the Royal Mounted.’ j described as The Rose Marie of 1938, ’ because of the rich’ voice of the stai, i James Newell concluding to-day at the j Regent Theatre. James Newell re-] sembles Nelson Eddy, not only in ] voice quality but also in appearance ] and his type of acting. He is sup- ] ported by Carol Hughes and Light- ] rung, the wonder dog. Three of the; songs contributed by James Newell] are' ‘Mounted Men,” "Little Son,” ] and “Barbecue Bill.” The other I picture in the programme, "Some-, thing to Sing About," was produced ] by Victor Schertzinger, the producer of "One Night of Love.” The star of this production is James Cagney, who is seen in the role of a celebrated dancer of the Fred Astaire type. On the stage will appear another series of amateur trials aspirants.

“West of Shanghai” The exotic atmosphere of the interior of North China—rarely if ever before shown in a motion picture and particularly timely to-day with China in the headlines—comes to the screen in “West of Shanghai,” a melodramatic thriller which commences tomorrow at the Regent Theatre. The play revolves around the possession and ownership of an oil concession. Jim Hallet, an American played by Gordon Oliver, has discovered the field, borrowed money to develop it, but it is about to be foreclosed on him because he has not enough cash. Myron Galt (Douglas Wood) and Gordon Creed (Ricardo Cortez), financiers, are in a race for the property and arrive at the field together, to find that General Wu Yen Fang (Boris Karloff) is in possession of the adjacent village. It develops that Hallet has once saved General Fang’s life, and Fang repays him by

seeing to it that Hallet becomes the complete owner of the oil wells. The feminine romantic interest is carried by Beverley Roberts.