ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 105, 28 January 1943, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

»c I.uxo Theatre.— Another double feature programme ot the character that lias come to be associated with the Do Luxe Theatre will open today. Both films will be showing for the first time in Aew Zealand. "The Case ot the B ’m'i, 1 b u murder drama starring William Luiidi; gau, Maris AVrtxon, Eddie l'«y, Lilli Desie and Paul Cavanagh. Bullets tor O’Hara” is a tale of the secret scriice starring Joan Perry, Roger 1 ’ , '7° I , r ’. ll thonv Quinn and Maris W rixou. Both ale AVnriier Brothers films. Also on the programme will be the first two chapters of a new serial, “Spy Smasher, in tv hull the leading role is taken by Kane Klehmond.

Tudor Theatre.—Sabu, the fascinating voung Indian slur, has t.lie lead in -inc jungle Hook —one need say no more. He makes the part live as Kipling, the author of “The Jungle Bm/.” would have wished it The associate mature is Ki< e™ 01 the Badlands,” starring Bussell Hayden ami Charles Starrett.

Majestic Theulre. —"Mrs. Miniver" continues Io attract full houses, us H d<-; serves. Il has moments of great pathos and monient.s of great joy, and the audience, through it. can. gain some yt Ihe spirit in which the Battle of lii'itain fills fought. As such it is one ot the best semidocumentary films the war has produce! . A Him showing, presentation of medals to members of Hie X.Z.E.I'. in I'-gJUt * s 1,1 eluded ill the programme.

((peril House.—" Sergeant, York h' 1 ' 11 " run live weeks at the Opera Io use. wll bo shown today and tonight lor the mH t im. It is a great picture because it has tioiuix striven to give the world more than a series of scenes witli words. It has down into a man’s- soul, and ellll 7 bt T first imrireonings of eonseienei the sio awakening to the meaning -of in.lnid i.i freedom'and Tl"’ 1,," ! lie cluinged tomorrow, when Di'e boniii er" will' be screened. This is a our film starring Errol 1' lynn 1’ red .Murray, and supported by Kalph Bellamy.

I'lnza Theatre.—lf you can overcome a natural disinclination to believe Hint a lumnus New York stage star would eap out ot a taxi, pick a stray baby I't'oui the sidewalk and I lieu proceed to sliower eiilbarrasslng adoration upon it, you wit see iiotliiti„ iiiipruliable in Hie plot uf " I lie , Lady is Willing,” If the producer du not mtend o give the film any close relation to tile. Hl has succeeded admirably.

Tomorrow "A G'entleimin After IJaik, starling Brian Dunlevy, .Miriam Hopkins ni.d I’reston Coster, will come 10 the. I laz-i. The.storv “A Whiff of Heliotrope b. liiehard W. Child was adapted lor Gentleman Alter Dark.” which was produced by Edward Small.

Slll te Theatre.—’’Canal Zone” is a story (»C L'S Army aviators at. a post hi in jungles of Central Americp. where the ■ mill while woman is the commander s dau o lil(i • Action and thrills are provided i n ' > drama of sky and forest. I .irm bl. Nurse” is a novel film so up to date time onlv a few vears ago it would have seemed far fetched. Two hospital nurses join n corps that is being trained so that ties can be dropped by parachute to give medical aid to injured people in inacccbsible places. One of them is unabte to overcome her fear ot Jiimping pit bit jumps to save the life of the man she lou.s.

King’s Theatre. - Charite Clmpl'm, the patnetie little figm’e. I•>> I Iml of the masses who. laugh a liti> l - “"b light ami die with wishes uugrai.ted, I e man who. in becoming the wor d b .,7.( '. . esl bino alniust fr 1„ itu lug in Ills of our c 1 Y; a „ tien is back again m ’’The Gold Kush. Of which lie lilmselt said nearly IS years •r-o ••’lTiis is the picture that I want to Im remembered by." 'l''’h i " l , ,l ' s , | ~s cT .?,!'l n' ’ will tie tile last nt Die Kings lliea l - Tqrone I’uwer in "Son of bury will <>l' " tomorrow, .fewer is supported bv '<.'' Tlernev George Sanders, bodily .MiDowil. .•■nd Fram-es Farmer, John Carrailiiieji"' Elsa Lanehester are also in Hie . ’ S< ’! of Fury" is the story of Hie ad'uitum Benjamin Blake.

St James Theatre— tn "My l avoun e Blonde.’’ Bob Hope, the t’mteil States No. 1 comedian of the (lay, is M.i rt 1 will! Madeleine Carroll, and the st ol -' £ one long gale of laughter, as Bob J™'. 11 ttUOO miles witli Hie ineemliary Madeleine. Ther,. is a saying: ‘’lt’s nice work if ,'ou can get enough ot it.’ Mell. I,n b ° LI “ j little 100 miieii. G’ale Sondergaard a> lu George Zueeo assist.

SUBURBAN THEATRES

Ascot I Newtown).—"l.adv of the ’I ropies" Itobert Taylor. Hedy Lamarr: Hit the Road," Gladys George. Barton, Mclau m liegnl i Knrorl I.- " I’ygmalioii. Leslie Howard. Wendy Hiller. Empire (Isl.'iml Bay i.--" The 1 hueolalc Sohiier," 'Nelson Eddy. Rise Slevens. Rivoli iNew|own>.--"l’im>eehio. sai'Kimmm ' I Kilbirniel.-"We Were Dancing.” Norina Shearer, Melvyn Dougim . "An Englishman's Dome." King Hoorge (Lower Hut I).— ’“J he l>lg Itb.ek? ” Leslie Banks Frank Lo Her. Mfrcd Dravlon. Will Huy. .J<‘hn Alichmd Redgrave. Robert Morley. Quoutiu 'Nie l.iise i Lower Hnlt Danger in the Pacific." i.e" Carillo. Andy Devine; "Wide open Town." William Boyd. .. .. . Eilwaril I W oburn I. - they Mil i„ Argentina.’ Mam O’Hara. Ellison: "Borrowed Hero.' Ainu baxt'-. I'Torenre It ice. .. 11 \i Vogue Tlmnlre ( Brooklyn >. - 1 ■ - 1 ' fuihain. Esq.’’ Itobert 1 oung. L.-11.-.’IIT. “Don’t D'H personal. Hu o n llerl.ert .lam' l’'i*ezeo. , Hot (Miramar,. ’’The (b,rv Cooper. Waller Brennan. Doi s I IH.mpi.m; ''Murder 1.1 Imiuili'm." Walb.ee roi’tl. Maritin Mar-'li.