MAJESTIC THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 1, 3 January 1939, Page 9

MAJESTIC THEATRE

“THAT CERTAIN AGE” Admirers of Deanna Durbin will be well satisfied with her latest picture, “That Certain Age,” which has been enthusiastically received by large audiences at the Majestic Theatre. She proves that she has successfully avoided the fate of many juvenile players who retire from the screen when they reach the age of adolescence. She is equally as charming as in her first film, “Three Smart Girls,” and, if anything, gives a more accomplished acting performance. Once again she is heard in a number of attractive songs and, classical or modern, melancholy or bright, each receives a fascinating interpretation from the young singer. The supporting players also are responsible for some fine portrayals. In the role of a foreign correspondent of a New York newspaper, Melvyn Douglas is seen at his best, while Jackie Cooper promises to recapture the popularity he received as a child actor. In an entertaining story, Miss Durbin is cast as Alice Fullerton, the daughter of a newspaper proprietor. Alice and some of her friends have arranged to stage a play in her father's guest house, but their arrangements are upset when Mr. Fullerton announces that one of his staff, Vincent Bullitt (Douglas), will be spending a vacation in the house. The children decide to give the intruder a lively reception and he is peppered with beans through a blow-gun, while unearthly noises sound outside his window. Bullitt discovers the plot and the young conspirators confess that they are trying to frighten him away. Bullitt immediately becomes interested, as he has no wish to take part in the round of parties arranged by his hostess. He and the children evolve a scheme by which he will be called away to New York, but Alice, who in the meantime has become infatuated with Bullitt, plans to keep him at her home. The, story continues in an amusing fashion with the romance between Alice and Bullitt, who is many years her senior. Irene Rich and John Halliday are also prominently cast in the picture. Among the splendid supporting features are the latest overseas newsreels and a New Zealand scenic review, “Maoriland Movielogues.”