AMUSEMENTS At the Opera House

Grey River Argus, 13 October 1948, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS At the Opera House

Now Showing; ‘‘Meet the Navy" and “Susie Steps Out." “MEET THE NAVY” Come aboard the good ship “Happiness,” manned by an all-Canadian crew of navy girls and boys and skippered by Oscar Natzka (N.Z.’s leading basso singer), carrying a cargo of melody, youth, beauty, romance, comedy and spectacle on a sea of technicolour, in the famous London Hippodrome sensation “Meet the Navy,” now showing at the Opera House. This two-continent stage hit now brought to the screen, is the authentic story of the Pvoyal Canadian Navy show —its travels and success. Every member of the film cast is either an ofhcei' oi' rating who joined the navy from ordinary walks of life. Some of the interesting personalities that abound in “Meet the Navy” include -Oscar Natzka, John Pratt (comedion), Phyllis Hudson (comedienne), Bill O’Connor (sensational tenor), Dixie Dean (accordionist), Bill Richards (violinist), Ivan Romanoff and his famous Russian band. “SUSIE STEPS OUT” The laugh-filled, heart-warming musical film, “Susie Steps Out,’ is now showing at the Opera House r with David Bruce, Cleatus Caldwell and Nina Hunter in the leading roles is the first to delve into the background of television broadcasting. The story centres around the trials of the Russell family. When Papa Russell, played by Percival Vivian, becomes ill, little Nita decides to sin o ' in a night club to contribute to the” family budget. She dresses in her sister’s clothes and lands a job. Bruce, Cealtus’ fiance, decides to teach Nita a lesson and takes her to his apartment. Cleatus, not understanding Bruce’s motives breaks up with him. But all is .finally straightened out, and Nita wins a co-starring singing role with Bruce.

Regent Shows Now Show'ing: "The Private Life of a Scoundrel,*' starring George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Ann Dvorak . , , x x. Set in Paris of the last century, the film introduces Sanders just after his return from the war in Africa, poor and disheartened. Quite by accident he meets an old friend, John Carradine, who gets him a job on a leading French newspaper. Through Carradine’s wife (Ann Dvorak) Sanders is soon on the way up the ladder to fame, fortune and enviable social position. During his ascent, he cleverly makes use of the affections of the many women who fall passionately in loye with him, as well as every influential man he meets. His enemies are legion, his scandalous affairs soon the talk of Paris. Excellent in supporting roles are Frances Dee, Marie Wilson. Susan Douglas, Hugo Haas, Katherine Emery, Albert Basserman, Warren William and Richard Fraser.