MAJESTIC THEATRE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20006, 3 August 1939, Page 3

MAJESTIC THEATRE

LAST DAY: “THE RAT” AND “MEET THE GIRLS.” An outstanding programme that has proved most popular with Majestic patrons will conclude to-night. Anton Walbrook and Ruth Chatterton are starred in "The Hat," a tense drama of the Paris underworld. The associate feature, “Meet the Girls." is a bright comedy starring June Lang and Lynn Bari. —To-morrow: “This Man is News" and “Road Demon."— “This Man is News,” the fine picture which will be .screened tor the first time at the Majestic Theatre to-morrow, i.s perhaps the brightest film which has been made in the tradition of "The Thin Man." It was made in England by Paramount, and its satire of the famed Fleet street is made even more enjoyable by the fine British humour which fills every gap in the breathless action. Barry K. Barnes appears as a reporter who is assigned to cover the activities of a gang of jewel thieves, but when he returns with nothing but a report that one of the criminals, who has betrayed his fellows, has not Keen killed, as he counted upon, he is immediately discharged by his angry editor. That night he becomes intoxicated and telephones a false report of the expected murder to his editor, and b.v a remarkable stroke of fortune is successful in prophesying what is lo happen a few hours later. When this becomes known both the police and the criminals think that the reporter lias found some secret source of information, and his life becomes a swift succession of thrills. The incomparable Gambini Family, headed by Henry Armetta, is back again. Introduced to screen “fans" in “Speed to Burn," first ol .20th Century-Fox’s -adventure series, the Gambini:! learn some of the thrills of the auto racing world in their newest film, “Road Demon," which will be the associate feature. Henry Arthur, in his movie debut, plays the romantic lead with Joan Valerie. In the role of a daredevil race driver, young- Arthur interests the Gambinis in the speedway when hi> induces Papa Gambini to buy a racer and enter a speed classic with Tom Beck as driver.