AMUSEMENTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20025, 25 August 1939, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

MAJESTIC THEATRE

LITTLE TOUGH GUYS IN SOCIETY” AND “YOUNG FUGITIVES”

A splendid band of young actors appeal's in the entertaining film "Little Tough Guys in Society," which will be presented at the Majestic Theatre for the first, time to-day. They appear as slum boys who are invited; to the beautiful country home of a society woman to help in a psychological cure of her son, who is suffering from the effects of his ' spoiled upbringing. Here, however, they lake control and the events that follow are among the most, amusing ever presented in a comedy. A different note is struck a,L the end, however, when the boys show that they have gained something from their holiday from the slums. At the head of flic strong supporting cast are such accomplished players as Edward Everett Horton, Mischa Auer and Mary Boland. A happy blend of comedy, tense drama, and young romance, is contained in Universal’s “Young Fugitives," the associate feature. Harry Davenport. Dorothea Kent, Robert Wilcox, and Larry Blake have the featured roles. Davenport lias the role of Joel Bentliam, a lovable old Civil War veteran, who suddenly comes into possession of £IO,OOO. All of his small town neighbours wish to spend it for him, but he remembers their neglect of him and decides he will use liis money in his own way, He adopts Meg. a vivacious and charming girl hobo, and does his best to reform Ray Riggins, a wild young grandson of an old Civil War comrade. The big moment in the picture conics when Ray’s evil young associates of other days descend on Joel’s place and try to make him reveal the hiding place of his money. Ray goes to Iris defence, but is overpowered. Then an unexpected turn of events brings on the powerful climax. An added attraction is the second chapter of “Buck Rogers,” entitled “Tragedy on Saturn."