OPERA HOUSE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 61, 13 March 1942, Page 3

OPERA HOUSE

Tn their first picture in over a vear ! 'omedians Stan Laurel and Oliver R' ’’ -’no starred in "Great Guns." th ■ n-’\v 2i)th Century Fox comedx which screens to-day at Ihe Opera ■I ' ; This film is stated to be the funniest seen for many years. Tn the past, the Laurel and Hardy comedies Ire,.' never had a story--instead the;, wor’-.e.] from day to day. and when the filming commenced, no one could tell how the story would end up. Under their new contract, signed with 2Hlh Century-Fox just prior to th* 1 filming ol "Great Guns,” thev have a clause which permits them to O.K. tlu l s " ;>t before they work on the pic-1 Dire. Masters of slapstick, the slow burn and the delayed take, thev take] over the army in such a wav'as to make the navy glad they weren’t chosen. Tough sergeant Edmund MacDonald makes things miserable foi ’hem, and though they fall for lovel;. Shc.la R\an- handsome Dick Nelson ■■ ' ;f. Im- t hat sit ual ion well in hand. But Ihe pay off is the unuiua ch.max unusual even for Laurel and H.iitlx and the funniest in mans a moon.