Regent Theatre

Grey River Argus, 29 March 1948, Page 2

Regent Theatre

Now Showing: "The Homestretch,” starring Maureen O'Hara, Cornel Wilde.

With its exciting love story set to the stirring tempo of thundering hoof-beats and flooded with ths thrills and coloi' of the world’s greatest racing classics, “The Home stretch,” stars Cornel Wilde and Maureen O’Hara. The film reveals the story of a boy and a girl whose conflicting personalities catapult them into a race across the world in search of the thrills of the turf which w r elds their turbulent romance into a truly great love. In filming the picture, no expense was spared in capturing ths gripping drama arid colorful spectacle of the sport of kings against which the unusual romance is unfolded.

Some of the greatest racing scenes ever recorded are included in th - picture with the camera visiting eleven world-famous race tracks including Ascot in England, Palermo in South America, Churchill Downs, Jamaica, Aqueduct, Hollywood Farit, Santa Anita, Belmont, Hialeah, Arlington and Saratoga in the United States. In addition, the Ascot Gold Cup, the Gran Premia Nacional, ths Kentucky Derby and other racing, classics highlight the picture’s absorbing and fast-moving action.