AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 6 October 1948, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

At the Opera House

Now Showing: “Trail Street” and

“Devil Thumbs a Ride.”

The gripping story of how fabulous marshal, “Bat” Masterson, put an end to the feud between the Kansas farmers and cattle-men in 1880 inspired R.K.O. Radio’s action-packed drama, “Trail Street”, starring Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan, Anne Jeffreys and George “Gabby” Hayes, is now showing at the Opera House. In those lawless days, the cow-men stampeded their beef, driving their wild herds over the farmlands, and in the little town of Liberal, it was decided to send for “Bat” Masterson to establish law and order. “Bat’s” arrival is the signal for a bitter fight to a finish, culminating in a spectacular pitched battle. “DEVIL THUMBS A RIDE.” Suspense of an unusual kind features the dramatic thriller “Devil Thumbs a Ride," starring Lawrence Tierney, now showing at the Opera House. The story concerns a gunman who kills a theatre manager in a stick-up and tries to escape the consequences by hitchhiking to Los Angeles. He manages a ride with a travelling salesman and the two of them pick up two girls who also are thumbing their way northwards. Unfortunately for the killer, a young man at a gas station on listening into a police broadcast, recognises the fugitive’s description and notified the police. The ensuing steps taken by the police traps the fleeing murderer and the latter’s frantic endeavours to ’evade them accent the suspense of the plot.

Regent Shows Now Showing; Brilliant Acting in Real Life Story—“ Tenth Avenue Angel.” The poignant story of a little girl who creates a magic world of her own out of the humdrum atmosphere of a New York tenement district brings child star, Margaret O’Brien, to the Regent screen in M-G-M’s "Tenth Avenue Angel.” Flavia Mills is content to skate her way down "her” street on one skate, makes friends with everyone from Mr •Challupski’s horse to the blind • newsdealer on the corner, is devoted 1 to her mother and violinist father, and is "in love” with their roomer, Luke (George Murphy), taxi-driver who served a sentence rather turn State’f '-’■vlonee on a garyg of young hoodlums with whom was reared. Another fan is petty Susan Parker (Angela Lansbury). Luke’s girl friend, who is tried of his failures. Flavia looks on the world as a fairyland but, realities of life intrude and she is brought do wn to earth when falsely accused, o f a theft. When her mother is caught in a well-intentioned' lie, Flavia is further disillusioned and when, Luke quarrels with Susan and returns to his former gangster friends, all hope seems lost- In The end, Flavia’s faith and goodness, of heart work a miracle and she comes once again to love the street. “Tenth Avenue Angel” is one of I-Icllywood's more nraiseworthv efforts. George Murphy ftives a true touch as the ex-convict, Angela Lansbury is excellent as the embittered Susan, and Phyllis Thaxter and Warner Anderson are Flav ia’s symnathetic parents. Other noteworthy bits are contributed by Rhys Williams, Barry Nelson and Connie Gilchrist.