ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21244, 15 October 1940, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES ROXY THEATRE “Professor Mamlock.” a thrilling drama filmed in Russia, and “Going j Places,” a bright musical comedy i featuring Dick Powell and Anita Louise, will he screened today. The ostensible diplomatic friend- t ship that has existed between Ger- J many and Russia lor the past few i months lends irony to the fact that j British subjects in Hamilton, by at- : tending at the Roxy Theatre where j the film "Professor Manlock” is now j showing an extended season, can see j a glaring indictment of Nazi oppression made in Russia a short time ! ago. Then, as all the world knows, I the Russian and German Govern- j ments were each the sworn enemy of | the other, and there can be little! doubt that the Russian film was made j with the primary object of showing , the peoples of the Soviet the true : state of things in the Nazi realm, j “Going Places,” the comedy with ! music, stars Dick Powell, who has proved himself a top-notch comedian in “Cowboy from Brooklyn” and “Hard to Get.” CIVIC THEATRE “South of Pago Pago” is a colourful and romantic story, set in the 1880’s when men who went down to the China sea in ships were only a mite removed in character from ! the pirates and robbers who sailed the Spanish Main u century earlier. In the sensational story Jon Hall, Frances Farmer and Victor McLagJen have the leading roles. "LILIAN RUSSELL” The life story of a great stage favourite is brought to the screen in "Lilian Russell,” which will be screened tomorrow. Alice Faye takes the title role and Don Ameche and Henry Fonda are prominent in the cast. There will also be thrilling scenes of "The Battle of Britain,” showing an air raid on a convoy and other sensational war news. REGENT THEATRE Thrilling war news—British-Ita-lian naval battle, the Battle of Britain. Nazi bombers downed in Channel raids, and the 50 American destroyers for Britain—is contained in the latest Gazettes received by Clipper “U-Boat 29,” a highly topical picture in view 7 of the British Navy’s successes, is very exciting. The story is based on J. Storer Clouston’s famous novel, which relates the attempt of an enemy submarine commander to obtain from an alleged spy information concerning the movements of the British fleet. How the attempt is foiled by the counteractivities of a British naval officer and a village schoolmistress, is told in amazingly thrilling style. Conrad Veidt and Valerie Hobson play the leading roles.

THEATRE ROYAL Against a confused background of murders, international intrigue and shots in the dark, comes sardonic Gordon Harker in "Blondes for Danger.” Cast as Alf Huggins he has a hatred for blondes—his "Blonde headache” has just served him with a writ for breach of promise—and an affection for his cab, an ancient model ol - questionable parentage. One night an attractive blonde hails his cab and asks him to take her to Hendron, and then presents him with an ultimatum —to Berry Woods or no fare. Alf pulls up outside a country house. The fares—now two, a masked stranger was picked up on the way through the woods—

approach the door when a shot rings out and the stranger falls to the ground. A thrilling chase through the woods and an exciting climax makes “Blondes For Danger” sparkling entertainment. How an amateur detective can outwit one of Europe's wdliest international spies is told in "Bulldog Drummond's Revenge,” with John Howard again in the title role. STATE THEATRE “Gold Diggers in Paris,” with Rudy Vallee, Rosemary Lane and 100 beautiful Hollywood girls, and “Mystery House,” with Dick Purcell and Ann Sheridan, will be screened today. "Gold Diggers in Paris” is a sparkling production, with its melodious music, its merry humour, its charming romance, its clever dances, and its lovely girls. Its diverting situations and witty dialogue keep the audience in a hilarious mood, while its cast of stars do excellent work and keep the ball rolling at a fast pace. It is all very gay and spectacular. "Mystery House,” as its title implies, is a film of a very different kind and equally entertaining. It is a thrilling mystery drama, with the tense interest of the audience held throughout. Before the mystery is solved many exciting things happen, while the sensational climax is very impressive. Dick Purcell and Ann Sheridan till the romantic leads perfectly, and have the support of a very strong cast. These two films make a well-contrasted programme.