AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 30 August 1948, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

At the Opera House Finally To-night: “The *»=«£»•” Commencing To-morrow. Bag ® in Heaven,” starring I ngrid Be^ gr P^ n ’ Robert Montgomery and George Sanders.

Is there such a thing as the peifect crime?” Cunning minds have toyed with this idea, planned diabolical plots and considered themselves super-minds. But in the an nals of crime, men have invariably paid for their misdeeds, trapped by a weak link in their scheming. James Hilton .author of “Good-bye Mr. Chips” and “Lost Horizon’, wrote one of the most fascinating stories about a “perfect crime ever penned in his novel Rage in Heaven ” It has now been brought to the screen by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayei as a fascinating, exciting, suspenseful drama, starring Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders, and commences at the Opera House to-morrow. It is a deeply human study in character, revealing the innermost mental workings oi a twisted mind. Montgomery, skip§ from comedy to drama with versatile ease, portrays this weakling, handsome, intelligent, but emotionally unstable. He weds a beautiful girl but tortures himself with the unjustified belief that she loves his best friend. This is the. background for his planning a crime to send his friend to the hangman and rid himself of a rival. How he does it is as tensely surprising as it is novel and unusual. His scheme does fail, but by a matter of minutes, and the final solution will keep you on the edge of your seats to the final fade-out. Regent Shows Finally To-day: “Life With Father”, with William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor. Commencing To-morrow: “Adventure Island,” starring Rory Calhoun, Rhonda Fleming, Paul Kelly. “Adventure Island” with Rory Calhoun, Rhonda Fleming and . Paul Kelly heading the cast, is a picture surrounded entirely by thrilling action and flaming romance. Adapted from Stevenson’s greatest adventure classic, “Ebb Tide,” the new film tells a tale that has beenread and loved down through the years. It is a story of strange places and strange people, and of the exciting events in which they become involved. , ... Three desperate men steal a sailing ship carrying a valuable cargo and a beautiful stowaway. They put into an unchartered island of mystery and legendary treasure, ruled by a mad white god. In this tropical paradise, emotions become inflamed and lustful men battle to the death for wealth and love.