MAJESTIC THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 165, 15 July 1939, Page 11

MAJESTIC THEATRE

‘FOUR’S A CROWD" "Four's a Crowd," whip commenced its Wanganui season yesterday at thte Majestic Theatre, before large and highly amused audiences, has on.y one objective, and that is to make the audience laugh. It is a bright sophisticated comedy of the modern type with a swift moving story complicated by a rapid succession of novel and humorous situations. The four persons with whose adventures it is mainly concerned are a bright and fascinating n .v.s- ! paperman, Bob -Lansford (Errol Flynn), a spoiled but charming heiress, Lorri Dillingwell, played by Olivia de Havilland, a clever and smooth tongued girl reporter, Jean Christy portrayed by Rosalind Russell, and a rich playboy, Patterson Buckley (Patrie Knowles). The plot is provided by Bob Lansford’s desire to get a portion of the fortune owned by the heiress' grandfather (Walter Connolly), and his efforts to court both girls simultaneously; the indecision of the heiress as to which of the two riien she loves, the girl reporter’s desire to capture Bob for herself; the playboy’s wish to marry Lorri; and the old grandfathers determination to keep both his granddaughter and his millions. The story begins when Patterson Buckley inherits a newspaper and then decides to end its existence because it is unprofitable. Jean Christy, one of the reporters, tells him what she thinks of him and persuades him no), only to keep it alive but to engage Bob Lansford as its managing editor. Lansford puts (he paper on its feet, his main device to arouse interest being to launch a series of attacks on Grandpa's business manipulations. Complications ensue when Lansford meets, (lie heiress, for he is already interested romantically in the girl r.X:rter who secured his position for nim. The heiress, however, is already engaged to the owner of the newspaper. Lansford gets Grandpa to retain him privately as publicity agent to present to the public a different view of the old man's business manipulations from that described in the newspaper. The film reaches an uproarious climax with a double wedding at Gretna Green.