YORKSHIRE COMEDIAN

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 169, 20 July 1939, Page 5

YORKSHIRE COMEDIAN

SANDY POWELLS LATEST , A most entertaining comedy featuring the famous Yorkshire comediat ’ Sandy Powell. 'T've Got a Horse, screens next Wednesday at the Plaz; iTheatre. In “I’ve Got a Horse,” Sand; Powell is cast as a bookmaker who i. given an apparently worthless horst Iby a lawyer as payment for a gamb ling debt. The horse <Lightning) turn; (out to be a thoroughbred, and a fam 'cus racehorse owner lends Sandy hi. i stables and house in the country t< train her for a big race. Sandy find: 'a man, who says he Knows all abou 1 horses, to put Lightning through he: paces and leaves him to do the work The man. however, alter seein c Sandy’s attempts at training the marc thinks she is being coached for circu. work and soon has her dancing tc music and doing other tricks. Th: I associate feature is “Meet the Giri.' ! Jack!** Coogan plays supporting rok to ife Bettv Grable's lead in “Millior D Legs.”

i Buck Jone- in ’nil Westerns. * Buck Jones lias played in over 700 I westerns in his eighteen years in picFranehot Tone’s Return. ■ j vorco from Joan Crawford, said he - • o picjrures for M.G.M.. the first being ! Thunder Afloat.” Adolph Zukor ( oming. i “Adolph Zukor presents ■” Hov. i many times have you seen lhat on the rren? Many an ardent filmgocr will ■ probably remember it as far back a- : 1912. when Mr. Zukor founded hi.I Famous Players Company, which we know t - 1 >:• as Paramount Pictures | (IncJ. This pioneer of motion pic- ' fur?*. v ho still remains a force in the ’film industry as chairman of ihe ■ i ount Pici tures, will arrive in Auckland or 'July 24 aboard the Niagara on the ’ final stages of a world tour. Mr Zukor’s itinerary permits only one 'day in Auckland, and then he goes tc 1 Australia. A Mayoral reception anc a banquet are planned for his visit tc I anied by > Mrs. Zukor and Mr. and Mrs. John ■W. Hicks and their son. Mr. Hicks .is vice-president of paramount, ir : charge of all offices outside of the | United States.