The Theatres

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 214, 18 September 1940, Page 5

The Theatres

.^REGENT Matinee and evening presentations to-day and an evening screening to- . morrow of a double-feature programme, "A Christmas Carol" Charles Dickens, Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Lynne Carver, Barry McKay, Terry Kilburn, Ann ford, and N.Z.'s Ronald Sinclair. A picture that will appeal to all mem bers of the family. The popularity of Dickens is largely due to his intimate knowledge of human nature and his gift for character delineation. In "A Christmas Carol"; he successfully captivates the spirit of a great human institution, the celebration of Christmas. "The Invisible Man Returns" Sir Cedric Hardwicke Vincent Price, Nan Grey, Cecil Kellaway, John Sutton. A new fantastic sensation suggested by "The Invisible Man," by H. G. Wells. The terrible secret of invisibility—held by a man accused of murder! I GRAND Final screening to-night of "Maytime." Commencing to-morrow, "Parole Fixer" Lylc Talbot, Wm. Henry, Anthony Quinn, Virginia Dale, Richard Denning, Robert Paige. A smashing story of the heroic • G-Me.sij based on actual crime records in the Federal Bureau of Investigation—the dynamic drama of the G-Men's war on the most dangerous racketeer of justice outside prison walls. "The Adventure of Jane Arden" Rosella Towne. - William Gargan, James Stephenson Benny Rubin. Action, thrills ami. excitement in the first of an exciting new series of newspaper mys-» tcry stories.