THIS WEEK'S ATTRACTIONS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 73, 3 July 1942, Page 4

THIS WEEK'S ATTRACTIONS

REGENT Reviving the golden age of musLcals, "Ziegfeld Girl" is acclaimed as topping the imposing list of lavish productions scheduled for 1942 —• also as being Hollywood's most elaborate spectacle since "The Great Ziegfeld." Opening at the Regent Theatre for three days engagement, the picture combines an all-star cast, spectacular production numbers and magnificent sets, and brings together a galaxy of the most beautiful girls in the world. A strong, dramatic story, written by William Anthony McGuire, long a friend of Florenz Ziegfeld and associated with him in many of his productions, is interwoven with the trio of scintillating production numbers, "You Stepped Out of a Dream," "Minnie from Trinidad,'" and 'We Must Have Music," which furnish unexcelled highlights for the film. The picture tells the story of three girls—Susan Gallagher, Sandra Kolter and Sheila Regan—played by Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr and Lana Turner respectively. It tells of their jump from obscurity to fame, and its effects on their lives. The dazzle and glamour of the Follies prove too much for Sheila, who in the end, ill and disillusioned, dies on the eve of Susan's success as the Follies' new star. James Stewart plays Gilbert Young, her truck driver sweetheart, who loses Sheila to the lure of the show and fascination of wealthy Geoffrey Collis, played by lan Hunter. Tony Martin, as the singing star of the Follies, becomes infatuated with Sandra who , remains loyal to her husband, Franz (Philip Doi-n), and who gives up her career as a Follies' beauty for his love.