The Theatres

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 75, 8 July 1942, Page 5

The Theatres

REGENT "SO ENDS OUR NIGHT" TIMELY DRAMA OF TODAY In "So Ends Our Night" which commences screening at the Regent Theatre on Wednesday for three nights, Erich Marie Remarque, author of "All Quiet on the Western Front," creates a stirring story of fugitives from Nazi Germany, a story aflame with the blaze of courage and adventurous romance. The . story is presented by a great cast of top notch stars including Fredric March, Margaret Sullavan, Frances Dee, Glenn Ford, Anna Sten and Erich von Stroheim. Fredric March is said to> give a virile performance of an Aryan's fate in Germany when his sympathies arc anti Nazi. He is depicted as one of the Avandering fugitives from country to country without a passport, eternally evading the Gestapo. This enthralling story is unfolded against the colourful backgrounds of the leading European capitals. The action starts in Vienna and unwinds in Paris, taking the audience also to | Prague and the Alpine passes of Switzerland. This shifting of locations keeps the picture moving at a fast pace, accelerates the implications of the drama and likewise provides a continuous stream of fresh and different scenes for audiences. A beautiful romance develops between Ruth Holland, played in her usual flawless manner by Margaret Sullavan, and Ludwiz Kern, portrayed by Glenn Ford( a newcomer who gives a striking performance. They are all political fugitives who fervently believe that they can triumph over Nazi oppression. Fredric March, as Steiner. makes a baggain with the Gestapo. He promises

to yield up the names of his friends if they will grant him permission to return to Germany to see his dying wife, but after her death in a thrilling episode he kills the Gestapo's leading agent and is himself destroyed. The others escape to America. Special matinee will be held 1.30 p.m. Friday.