The Theatres

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 193, 15 December 1941, Page 8

The Theatres

REGENT j j Screening Tuesday and Wednesday "The Man Who Lost Himself," Brian Aherne, Kay Francis, Nils Aster, Henry Stephenson, S. K. Sakall. The merriest mix-up you ever saw! Ha! We've certainly got something here. The most original—the most delightful picture you'll see this year. We recommend tliis very gay rib-tickling comedy. It's all about a •lucky man who lost himself and ran into double trouble with his double's wife. What's a lady going to do? There was supposed to be just one, but there were two! How could she tell by the way he kissed? You'll double up with laughter at this, the newest of sophisticated comedies! In a season of smart comedies Universal presents its howling success -—a comedy full of smiles, loud laughter and fun for all.

GRAND POWERFUL DRAMA An action drama of life in the New York slums is Warner Bros.' "East of the River," thrilling film starring John Garfield, Brenda Marshall, Miarjorie Rambeau, George Tobias and William Lundigan, which opens at the Grand Theatre on Friday. The fast-paced film tells the story of Mama Raviola's attempts to raise two boys in the hard-bitten lower East Side of New York. One turns out a hoodlum, the other an honourable student. When tlicy fall in loive with the same girl, it takes Mama Raviola to straighten things out. COMEDY, GAY MUSIC Mixing hilarious comedy with gay music, Paramount's "You're the One," with Bonnie Balcer, Orrin Tucker and his orchestra in top roles, tells the story of what happens when a brunette singer goes blonde in order to achieve fame as the singing star with a band. The brunette who goes blonde is Wee Bonnie Baker, making her film debut with Orrin Tucker in the picture. Most of the story takes place within the slightly scrcwv confines of a weight-reduc-ing sanitarium, run in night club style, by Jerry Colonna, in tjie role of a doctor.