REGENT THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 255, 28 October 1939, Page 9

REGENT THEATRE

•I STOLE A MILLION” AND j ‘THE OLD BARN DANCE” A man who carved a wild slice ot 1 life- who defied society to question 1 his right to live and to love under his ' own code -such is the theme of Uni- * versal’s “I Stole a Million,” co-starring | ( Georg-.' Raft and Claire Trevor, which ' opens to-day at the Opera House ; Claire Trevor (remembered for her f performance in “Stagecoach”) is the ‘ girl who almost heads him in the 1 right direction. Henry Armetta fur- c nishes the comedy highlights as the ' proprietor of the flower shop which £ Raft decided to “hold up” for pin ’ ( money, hot knowing that destiny was 1 going to change his plans again by <• having him find romance there—in 5 the form of Claire Trevor. Dick Foran x is the third corner of the love tri- 2 angle, however, which provides the i force for Raft to attempt a complete f straight course, until society insists t upon his debt being paid! Victor -t Jory heads the principals who build t for menace and the misfortune which v haunts Raft in spite of romance and '1 right living. The associate feature, s “The old Barn Dance,” Republic I I musical western starring Gene Autry, v | offers all that any action-feature c , patron desires. The Autry westerns v have always broken away from the 'I routine type of outdoor dramas, and r j this one tops them all. Excellent t I music, played by the Colorado Hillbil- t j lies, and sung by Autry and his pal k I “Frog” (Smiley Burnette), combined ,j with a story far superior to many so- t I called “Class A” productions, makes f I “The Old Barn Dance” well worth l 'any one’s time. The story with Autry ly and his band of cowboy entertainers ■ . breaking up the plans of an un-j , scrupulous tractor Company to sell tractors to farmers, then foreclose on y them when they fail to meet the first : payment, thereby gaining the farm- a ers’ land. The entire cast acquires it- , 1 self nobly in the picture, and as usual, , Autry stands out, Smiley Burnette continues to increase his popularity in ; the role of Frog, and Helen Valkis is pleasing in every way as Sally. 2