AMUSEMENTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19994, 20 July 1939, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

MAJESTIC THEATRE LAST DAY: “MISSING AVITNESSES” AND “THE DANGEROUS AGE” “Missing Wifn esses” —t hose lioncst but timid citizens who arc frightened away from the law courts or otherwise disposed of by racketeers against whom they might testify—form the subject of the Warner Bros.’ melodrama which will conclude to-night, r. is one of those “plucked-from-the-keadUnes” stories at which the Warnets are so adept,'and it seemed to be highly satisfactory to the audience that watched it. unreel last night. The associate feature is "The Dangerous Age.” starring Bonita Granville and Dolores Costello.

—To-morrow: Basil Rathbonc and Karloff in “Son of Frankenstein”— When the “Frankenstein" monster and the “Dracuia” vampire got. together at the behest, of Universal studios for a new assault on the vulnerable nerves of film audiences, the result was bound to be one of the most spine-tingling productions ever to reach the screen. The new shocker, "Son of Frankenstein.” starring Basil Rathbone. Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, proves that. Following the example of the studio’s earlier entries in. the Frankenstein series, the latest thrill provider presents Rathbone ns the new possessor c! his family's bloody heritage, the man-killing, man-made monster. Karloff again takes up the monster’s hideous guise, and Lugosi portrays an unforgettable figure as the crazed, broken-necked shepherd who befriends the monster and helps him in his nefarious marauding. Lionel Atwill, Josephine Hutchinson, Emma Dunn, Donnie Dunagan and Edgar Norton have other roles. Mary Woolstonecraft Shelley created one of the most famous stories of the Frankenstein monster. For 120 years since her authorship of “Frankenstein” the Frankenstein monster has been held up as one of the most startling creations of fiction. The character was seen on the screen in “Frankenstein” in 1931, and in “The Bride ol Frankenstein” in 1935, and is once more again stalking the screens in Universal's new production. "The Son of Frankenstein.” Included in the supporting programme is a Universal Scenic feature, entitled "Old English Homesteads.” The programme opens with the 9th chapter of "Scouts to the Rescue.” The box plans are rapidly filling at the Regent, box office. Telephoned reservations must be collected by 6 p.m.