The Theatres

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 72, 9 October 1939, Page 4

The Theatres

REGENT Last two nights Monday and Tuesday at 8 p,m "Gunga Din,"' Kipling's famous character Gary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr, Sam Jaffe, Joan Eduardo Giannelli. "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din'' . . An action packed epic of the British Empire . . Against the colourful background of Oriental glamour, the crashing echoes of roaring guns, the clash of sword and bayonet, the tradition o3 a humble hero stands prominently outlined on the motion picture screen—"Gunga Din" the humblest of men, A striking pageant of Frontier w r arfare i stretched to the breaking point with suspense. It is spectacular and heart-sliriMttg stuff, and nothing on the films has been better than the charge of the Sepoy Lancers in the final battle scene. Among the exceptional supporting programme is March of Time on Japan Master of the Orient. Walt Disney Cartoon. Fox Hunt, Paramount Colour Specialty, Rythm' Comedy, World News. GRAND Monday 9 Tuesday "In Old Mexico" Hopalong Cassidv series. Wm Boyd t George (Windy) Hayes, Russell Hayden. Ride the vengeance trail with Hopalong Cassidy as he heads for the land of dark-eved senoritas to keep a rendezvous with adventure in the land of romance . . 'Hopny' meets his death-sworn enemy, 'The Fox' in a duel of wits and ."ix guns below the Rio Grande! "Illegal Traffic'' J. Carroll N'aish, Mary Carlisle. Revealed in all it's terror! America's newest racket! He's on the loose again, more dangerous than ever. 'King of Alcatraz' J.. Carroll Naish' returns—selling safety to killers— peddling freedom to America's under world army.