THRILLS AT THE REGENT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 301, 21 December 1939, Page 11

THRILLS AT THE REGENT

"TARZAN FINDS A SON.” STORY OF JUNGLE HERO. "Tarzan Finds a Son,” commencing on Saturday at the Regent Theatre, is the latest and most thrilling of those films in which the written works of Edgar Rice Burroughs are brought to visual and audible life. Johnny Weissmuller, world champion swimmer and holder of the record for the fastest hundred yards sprint swim, is back again as Tarzan, the character who brought him fame in Ute film as well as the aquatic world. With him is Maureen O’Sullivan, who makes a jungle mate rather too feminine and appealing to be living amongst the ferocious,collection of lions, tigers, elephants, and other jungle fauna. The role of the “son,” who is actually the heir to a considerable fortune and who is found as a baby in the wreck of an aeroplane in the jungle, is taken by the child athlete John Sheffield, -who acts very well indeed as a fearless and jungle-wise youngster. Trouble, apart from the usual battles with lions, tigers, and such, moves into that corner of the jungle when a large search party arrives in search of the boy. It transpires, however, that the couple heading the party are not at all interested in the boy’s welfare, but wish to get their hands on the wealth. A battle of cunning ensues, in which Tarzan is well ahead on points. “ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES" James Cagney and Pat O'Brien are co-starred, and such stars as “Dead End” kids, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, and George Bancroft are the chief supporting players in “Angels With Dirty Faces,” showing on Saturday of next week at the Regent Theatre. In this production, the inimitable Jihimy returns to the type of role which first brought him fame and in which the public has always liked him best. He Is again a gangster. The film, however, cannot be adequately described as simply a “gangster picture.” While it has thrilling scenes of murderous comoat between its central character and his underworld enemies, its interest goes far beyond such episodes. Some years ago Maurice Moscovich was one of the most prominent figures on the Australian and New Zealand' stage, heading his own company in Shakespearean and other heavy dramatic plays. He will return shortly—in a film in support of Shirley Temple in “Susannah of the Mounties.”