GRAND

Evening Star, Issue 22449, 21 September 1936, Page 2

GRAND

‘Message to Garcia,’ now screening at the Grand, is the story of an exciting man hunt through Cuban jungles. John Boles plays the role of a young American lieutenant, who is detailed by his general to undertake a hazardous journey into the interior of Cuba, and there to deliver a message to General Garcia, who is cut olf from assistance. The lieutenant works his way to Cuba as a stoker, but is apprehended in a cafe. There is a grim skirmish, afid the lieutenant is rescued only through the valiant defence of a burly ne’er-do-well (Wallace Beery), a dishonoured sergeant of the Third Marines. From this point onwards the two men continue the journey together. Leta Madieros (Barbara Stanwyck), the lovely daugh ter of an executed planter, offers to lead Boles to Garcia, and the three travel on through crocodile-infested rivers, fever swamps, and other horrors, until at last the stronghold of Garcia is reached and a surprising climax. There are other well-known personalities of the screen in the cast, and Wallace Beery (with his pet monkey) plays one of the best roles of his career. * CHARLIE CHAN AT THE CIRCUS.’ One of the greatest characters of detective thrillers, Charlie Chan, comes to the Grand on Wednesday in ‘ Charlie Chan at the Circus.’ This film is as convincing and exciting as any of its predecessors, and it orings Warner Oland to the screen in his most famous characterisation. Further, the members of Chan’s family are enlisted in the unravelling of one of the most tangled plots ever presented to the master detective. One murderous attempt after another terrorises an entire circus troupe, and even Charlie Chan himself is momentarily baffled by the criminal minds who plot_his death. In the supporting cast is Keye Luke, who, in the role of Chan’s son, proves of valuable assistance in aiding the detective. Others prominent in the cast are Francis Ford, Maxine Reiner, and John M’Guire. '