WANGANUI THEATRES

Wanganui Chronicle, 1 November 1946, Page 8

WANGANUI THEATRES

WEEK-END ATTRACTIONS. OPERA HOUSE: “The Spiral Staircase,” starring Dorothy McGuire, George Erent, and Ethel Barrymore. R.K.O. Radio’s adaptation of the novel “Some Must Watch," a suspenseful romantic drama. Supporting cast includes Kent Smith, Rhonda Fleming, and Elsa Lanchester. Friday and Saturday only. MAJESTIC: “Old Acquaintance.” Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins are teamed together again in this screen version with plenty of sparkling dialogue of two authoresses who remain friends even after their friendship has wrecked their lives. Male interest is provided by John Loder and Gig Young. "Housing in N.Z.” in Technicolour, is one of the supports. REGENT: “People Are Funny,” a musical-comedy starring Jack Ha lev, Helen Walker, Rudy Vallee, and Frances Langford. Second feature is a mystery, “Shadow of Suspicion.’’ starring Marjorie Weaver. DUCHESS (Aramoho): “This Happy Breed,” Noel Coward’s triumph of a British family. Screening until Monday. MID-WEEK PICTURES. OPERA HOUSE: “Rendezvous 24,” a suspense picture starring William Gargan and Pat O’Moore, with Maria Palmer. Also screening is a romantic comedy, "It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dog," Carol Landis and Allyn Joslyn are the stars. MAJESTIC: “Old Acquaintance” will continue its season, concluding on Thursday. REGENT: “The Green Light.” Errol Flynn is starred with Anita Louise and Sir Cedric Hardwicke. The picture of a great love story of modern times. DUCHESS: Tuesday and Wednesday, “Winged Victory," Lon McAlistair, Jeanne Crain, George O'Brien, and Jane Ball are the stars. Thursday and Friday: “What, a Blonde,” starring Leon Errol and Richard Lane with Elaine O’Reed. Also “Wanderers of the Wasteland.” NEXT WEEK-END. OPERA HOUSE: “I Know Where I am Going,” starring Wendy Hillier and Roger Livesey. A British production. MAJESTIC: “Blue Dahlia,” starring Alyan Ladd, Veronica Lake, with William Bendix and Howard Da Silva. REGENT: “The Postman Always Rings Twice.” M.G.M.’s adaptation of James M. Crain's daring best-seller, starring Lana Turner, John Caulfield, and Hume Croyn. DUCHESS: "Laura,” starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. Saturday’s matinee will be “Wanderers of the Wasteland," a Western, and cartoons. Commencing one of Hollywood’s greatest casting programmes, jack L. Warner has placed “Trilby,” George Du Maurier’s great classic, on the production schedule at the studios. Indications are that this will be a top group production worthy of the immortal Trilby-Svengali saga, laid in the Latin quarter of Paris in 1860. • • • • Andrea King has been given the role of Lillian Russell in Warner Bros. “My Wild Irish Rose.” Coveted part, sought by many leading glamour queens of the present day. came to Miss King by virtue of her work in "The Beast With Five Fingers," recently completed at Burbank. The young actress went to Warners from the Chicago company of the stage play "Life With Father.” In “My Wild Irish Rose" she will appear with Dennis Morgan. Arlene Dahl, Ben Blue, and Sara Allgood. Blue, long a favourite comedian at Slapsie Maxie’s Night Club, has the humorous role in this story of Chauncey Olcott, great Irish tenor. The Metro lion is growing grandiose and now says it is dropping small pictures and making only major vehicles in future, featuring at least one star and costing dizzy sums of money. This decision should give Britain’s arti.>> and craftsmen another opportunity to produce more small pictures; for instance. “Brief Encounter." ♦ • • • IT SHOULDN’T HAPPEN. It shouldn’t happen, the giving of two different pictures the same name, but it has happened. The coincidence is even more noteworthy for Wanganui as the two pictures are to be screened at the same, and in successive programme. The title in demand is “It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dog." One is a Leon Errol comedy, a short comedy feature of 1700 feet screening over the week-end, and the other a full length comedy screening midweek.