The Theatres
REGENT Screening Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 'Tor Freedom," Will Fyfle. A powerful and thrilling entertainment ! The glorious traditions of England live again ! Drake, Nelson, Wellington, Kitchener! Heroes all —whose daring exploits , are being equalled by the gallant forces today ! Made by Gaumont-British with the assistance and co-operation of the Admiralty, "For Freedom"' reconstructs, among other things, two of the most sensational exploits of the Royal Navy—the River Plate battle and the rescue of the British merchant seamen from the Nazi "hell ship" Altmaick by the destroyer Cossack. The reconstruction of the River Plate battle, i.n which the Graf Spee was decisively beaten by the three British cruisers, and the stirring scenes in Josing Fiord when the Altmarck was boarded by the men of the Cossack are re-enacted by the men who actually took part in the events. GRAND , Screening Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, "Millionaires In Prison," Lee Tracey, Linda Hayes. A different kind of .Pi ison Drama . . . Drama and comedy are admirably blended in this unusual film of life behind prison walls. The story deals with five millionaires who aie sent to prison for various offences and attempts to carry on their nefarious activities in gaol. "I Killed the Count," Syd Walker,. Ben Lyon. Barbara Blair, Terence de Marney. The greatest British comedy since Pygmalion . . Syd Walker, London's most /popular comedian, making his first appearance on the New Zealand screen.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 282, 12 March 1941, Page 8
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230The Theatres Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 282, 12 March 1941, Page 8
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