AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 14 April 1948, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

Regent Theatre

Now Showing: “London Town,” starring Sid Field, Claude Hulbert, Sonnie Hale, Greta Gynt

“London Town” is a gay colourful musical, with tunes that will set tlie errand boys whistling, ft has lovely girls in lovely frocks to charm the eye, sophisticated Greta Gynt and beautiful Ka.v Kendall for true feminine appeal—and that lovable, warm humour ''characteristic of Sid Field. Wesley Ruggles’ musical tcchnicolour production “London Town” has created several re-cords —the __ first film in which Sid field, brilliant English comedian appears; the first colour musical ever to be made in Britain; the first time in Britain that glamorous girls have bden searched for, selected and groomed for a film in the Hollywood style; and it is tne first film to be made at Sound City Studios after six years of war during which time they were occupied bv the R.A.F. and aeroplane manufacturers. “London Town” is a gay colourful musical and the production numbers are elaborate with settings and costumes that far outshine anything made for musical in Britain before.

Opera House Now Showing: “The Brasher Doubloon” and “Beat the Band.”

Crackling with the suspense and thrills of one of Ace “Whodunit” Raymond Chandler’s top mystery novel, “The Brasher Doubloon,” now showing at the Opera House, with Nancy Guild and George Montgomery in leading roles. The fast-moving, action-packed thriller starts when Marlowe is call-

ed in by a Pasadena widow to recover a rare and valuable coin stolen from her late husband’s collection. Marlowe agrees to take the case, only to find out the coin is a medium of exchange for blackmail informaxion. Almost before he can get. his bearings, several burders are committed, and he find himself under suspicion by the police. Meanwhile, he has fallen in love with the widow’s pretty secretary—Nancy Guild—although every indication points to her being a homicidal maniac. With the pressure of the police on Marlowe becoming more intense as violent murder punctuates every step of the way, and with the necessity of resolving his own romantic interest in the psychopathetic Miss Guild, the story is brought to a blazing climax of action and thrills. “BEAT THE BAND"

A happy blend of riotous comedy and tuneful music are contained in the musical comedy romance “Beat the Band,” now showing at the Opera House with Frances Langford and Philip Terry in leading roles. The story deals with the misadventures of a young band leader needled by his over-zealous manager and his romance with the star who plays a candidate for laurels in the broadcast field.