The Theatres
REGENT THE MIN AND BILL" OF 1942 Hilarity and excitement continues at the Regent Theatre Avith "Barnacle Bill," new Wallace Beery starring picture, Avhieli finds him in the most comical romance oj" J.;is careerBeery plays a waterfront loafer ay ho falls in loA T e Avith Marjorie Main, playing the daughter of a ship chandler, and at the same time is confronted with the care of Virginia Weidler, playing his small daughter. He and Leo Carrillo go to Avork on a tuna fishing boat, get into a dispute with the combine operating the refrigerator scows, light it out and eventually become heroes ol' the fishing A'illage. Most of the picture AYas filmed at picturesque Fish Har-boui-j seat of California's tuna fishing industry. The We're Here, the boat used in "Captains Courageous" figures in much of the action. Comical highlights include Beery's a\ tooing, the absurd duet he and Marjorie Main sing, and the hoir-pulling battle staged by Miss Main a/'d Codme Gilchirst over Beerv.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 81, 22 July 1942, Page 5
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166The Theatres Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 81, 22 July 1942, Page 5
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