AMUSEMENTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19985, 10 July 1939, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

KING'S THEATRE “SIXTY GLORIOUS YEARS’’: LAST DAY Herbert Wilcox’s masterpiece, "Sixty Glorious Years." filmed entirely in brilliant Technieolour, thereby adding warmth to a subject naturally rich in splendour, will conclude at the King’s Theatre to-night. Although a sequel to "Victoria the Great.” it is by no means ;v repetition. It is a beautiful and thoroughly enjoyable film. —“l2 Crowded Hours" ami “Inside Story": To-morrow— Newspaper deadlines, policy rackets, underworld intrigue and a hectic romance are all combined into 60 minutes of fast-paced' action in Richard Dix’s latest lilm, “Twelve Crowded Hours,” which comes to the King’s Theatre 'to-morrow. In this picture Dix is seen in one of the virile charactcrisafions which he has popularised for so many years. In this offering he plays an enterprising news reporter, in love with a dancing instructress, Lucille Ball. Their rocky romance traces a turbulent course through a labyrinth of intrigue and counter-intrigue among a ruthless. gang of policy racketeers. Mysterious kißings by a specially devised

lethal truck which makes the death'? appear to be accidental are among the unique incidents uncovered by the reporter in his series of harrowing experiences. Finally, however, the reporter succeeds in luring the entire gang to a position, which can be handled by the police. Michael Whalen and Chick Chandler are seen as two excitement-seeking newspapermen—Whalen the reporter and Chandler his photographer—in 20th Century-Fox's "Inside Story," the second feature. It is a thrilling murder mvsterv.

REGENT THEATRE ERROL FLYNN IN "FOUR’S A CROWD.” Errol Flynn. Olivia do Ilavilland, Rosalind Russell and Petrie Knowles share acting honours in the hilarious new Warner Brothers’ comedy "Four's A Crowd." which, due to its success on Friday and Saturday, has had its season extended to Thursday. The extremely modern story moves rapidly throughout with a swift succession of novel and humorous complications. The four persons with whose fortunes the film deals are a bright and fascinating newspaper man, played by Errol Flynn, a spoiled but charming heiress, played by Olivia de Ilavilland, a clever and smooth-tongued girl reporter, portrayed by Rosalind Russell, and a rich play-boy who inherits a newspaper, Paine Knowles. Also prominent in the many amusing sequences is Waller Connolly as a rapacious buccaneer of the modern business world. lie is also the heiress’

grandfather. The newspaper man, Bob Langsford, occupies himself trying to secure some of the old man’s millions and court the two girls simultaneously. But the heiress cannot make up her mind whether she loves Bob more than the rich playboy, while the girl’reporter is determined to capture Bob for her-

self. These complicated feelings and the old man'., determination to keep his millions and his granddaughter provide the essence of “Four’s A Crowd." The picture reaches an uproariously funny climax with a

double wedding at Gretna Green. Additional humour is provided by Hugh Herber!, Melville Cooper and Herman Bing, while a wire-haired terrier almost causes a riot every time he appears. The usual high standard of Regent supporting films is maintained by the selection chosen to accompany this picture, including the submarine "Thetis’’ disaster. MA JESTIC THEATRE LAST DAY: “PERSONS IN HIDING" AND “UNMARRIED." The popular programme which attracted recui'd week-end audiences at the Majestic Theatre will conclude to-night. "Persons In Hiding" traces the career of one of the "crime queens,” a beautiful and thrill-mad girl who gives up everything worthwhile in life to follow .the star ol a desperate killer. With him site embarks on a spectacular career of plundering, killing and eluding the authorities until her uncontrollable feminine instincts betray her and her partner. Patricia Morison. Paramount’s new discovery from Broadway, plays the gun-girl in a cast that includes Lynne Overman, ,) Carrol Naish, William Henry, and William Frawley. "Unmarried", is a human and amusing .story ol the

boxing ring starring Buck Jones and Helen Twelve tress. —To-morrow: Karloff in “The Mystery of Mr. Wong” and “Society Smugglers"— “The Mystery of Mr. Wong," which screens "to-morrow at the Majestic Theatre, is an eerie thriller. continuing the exploits of the celestial sleuth. James Lee Wong, otherwise known as Boris Karloll. The story of a fatal jewel, and of the three people who meet \ iolenl deaths because of its curse is sombrely played against an eerie, supernatural background. Brandon Edwards dies on the verv night he brings the "Bye of the Daughter of the Moon" to America; and his household smouldering in bitter hatred and griei. sheltrs two more -who are murdered. Then James Lee Wong, a house guest at the time, unearths some startling clues, and unmasks the real killer, who is protected by the curse of the fatal star sapphire. Boris Karloll'. deserting his “horror rotes, is again excellent as the Oxlord educated Chinese. Preston Busier, Miss Harvey and Regis Tourney portray Department of Treasury operalives in "Society Smugglers. Assigned to crack an ingenious mob of smugglers, they are forced to work undercover against a pflwei ring headed by a "Jekyll-ruid-llyuisli chief. Walter Wool! Kmg has the latter role and Frank .tonics. Fred Keating, Francis Robinson and Bay mond Parker are also featured.

REPERTORY PRO DU OTION “A LULL of hi vok PF.M ICXT" The Gisborne Repeiiory Society announces that its next production, "A Bill of .Divorcement," will he prc.se-uted in the Opera House on Monday. July 17. The play abounds with tense, dramatic moments and a well chosen cant is bu’-d.v engaged ;U rehear- als. Patrons are assured el 1 an enjoyable production.

One man was sentenced to death, and two to penal servitude for life by a court-martial at Nancy, East Franco, on espionage charges.