ACADEMY THEATRE

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXXI, Issue 8829, 7 October 1942, Page 3

ACADEMY THEATRE

CURRENT PROGRAMMES A new mile-post in film entertainment will be passed at the Academy Theatre, when Warner Bros.’ “Sergeant York,” starring Gary Cooper in the title role, screens on -Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Joan Leslie, who is sure-fire star material, has the feminine lead opposite Cooper, as a simple mountain gill with a keen wit and a lovable personality. Walter Brennan, Academy Award winner, is cast as 'Pastor Pile, life-long friend of York, whose homely philosophy became part of York’s creed. George Tobias, Stanley Ridges, Margaret Wycherly, and a host of other popular screen players, make the cast one of the most impressive of recent years. The story is at once both simple and exciting, because it shows both sides of the lives of the Tennessee, U.S.A., mountain folk—their slow, easy-going manner—and the force of power they can bring out when their tempers are aroused. York, a sharp-shooting farmer who “gets religion” in his own mannei’, is a fellow who hates no one and registers as a conscientious objector when he is drafted during the World War. An understanding officer in his company, played by Stanley Ridges, shows him that sometimes violence is necessary to ensure freedom. York turns out to be not only a good soldier, but one of the bravest of heroes.