REGENT THEATRE
TONIGHT ONLY One of Hollywood's greatest stars, Barbara Stanwyck, is coming to the Regent Theatre in a new" Paramou'nt hit, "The Bride Wore Boots," a thrilling romantic comedy of a bride who would rather ride down the bridle path tha-n walk down the aisle as a bride, and a groom who hates horses so much that even the sight of horseradish makes him sick. She's out for the handicap and he's out — from the handicap of too many horses, too many horsemen and too beautiful a secretary — to satisfy his wife! "I Love a Mystery," Columbia Pictures' adaptation of the famous radio programme of the same name written by Carleton E. Morse, will open on Thursday at the Regent Theatre. Featured in the cast are Jim Banncm, Nina Foch, Barton Yarborough, George Macready, Carole Matthews and Lester Matthews. NO SCREENING GOOD FRIDAY SATURDAY— ONE DAY ONLY MATINEE 3, EVENING 7.45 P.M. Out of the pages of an inspiring autobiographical best-seller that captured the heart of a nation, Warner Bros. have produced "Roughly Speaking," which screens Saturday at the Regent Theatre. Starring Jack Carson and Rosalind Russell and featuring Robert Hutton, Andrea King, Jean Sullivan, Craig Stevens, John Alvin, Alan Hale and John Qualen in supporting roles, "Roughly Speaking" is the story of a courageous woman and the family she reared and loved. Adapted from Louise Randall Pierson's best-seller by the same name; "Roughly Speaking" -is concerned with the amazi'ng, rollicking life that befell a young woman upon, her pledge to spend her. life aiming for the stars.
MONDAY— ONE DAY ONLY MATINEE 3, EVENING 7.45 P.M. For a delightful holiday treat make sure you ' go to the Regent Theatre for they are screening a film to entertain young and old, with laughs for everyone. What is it? Well it is Margaret O'Brfen, Charles Laughton with Robert Young in "The Canterville Ghost," assisted by William Gargan, Reginald Owen and Rags Ragland. It is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer release and screens one day only — Easter Monday. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSIONS ONLY "Just Before Dawn," latest chiller in the slick Columbia Pictures' "Crime Doctor" series, will open at the Regent Theatre on Tuesday. Warner Baxter is starred as the Crime Doctor for the sixth time, and amcrng the feiatured players in
the cast are Adelle Roberts, Martin Kosleck, Mona Barrie, Craig Reynolds and Robert 'H. Barrat.
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Chronicle (Levin), 3 April 1947, Page 7
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