KING’S THEATRE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20107, 29 November 1939, Page 3

KING’S THEATRE

“FOUR FEATHERS”: A MAGNIFICENT FILM

One of tire greatest films ever brought to the screen. A. E. W. Mason's stirring story of British heroism and daring, “The Four Feathers" continues to attract packed houses to the King's Theatre, It concludes on Thursday. Filmed in technicolour and boasting a superb cast headed by John Clements, Ralph Richardson and C. Aubrey Smith,

"Four Feathers” is definitely a picture to be seen.

—“ln Name Only”: First of tlic 1910 Programmes Friday—

A vivid, memorable presentation of a modern social problem is “In Name Only,” which opens at the King's Theatre on Friday with Carole Lombard, Cary Grant and Kay Francis comprising its dramatic triangle. "In Name Only” is a sincerely-told story fashioned into an excellent entertainment. A selfish, mercenary woman has married a wealthy young man for whom she has no love whatever. By the time he learns what his wife is really like she has firmly entrenched herself in the affections ot his unsuspecting parents. lie docs nothing about his marital difficulties until he meets a charming young widow and falls in love. When ho asks his wife for his freedom she refuses, having no intention of giving up her secure position and her prospects. Out of this impasse the story climbs to gripping dramatic heights, with splendid performances of the three principals aiding vastly in building its realism ,-and emotional appeal. Miss Lombard’s work as the "other woman” and the portrayals of the married couple by Grant and Miss Francis are superlative, ranking among the finest of these three favourites. Supporting players are equally notable, particularly Charles Coburn. Helen Vinson, Katherine Alexander, Jonathan Hale and Maurice Moscovich. An exceptionally brilliant associate programme includes the latest 1939 “March of Time” featuring "Japan—Master of the Orient, Walt Disney’s coloured cartoon, Donald Duck 'in "The Ugly Duckling”; the 1939 Melbourne Cup; “Soldiers of the Sea,” novelty; “Fox Overseas News,” and the “Fox Aussie News." The box plans are filling rapidly.