STATE THEATRE
"CAN THIS BE DIXIE" Laughs i'rom the land of . fcotton, songs, with Southern charm ahd Harlem pep and romance under the moonlight and inagnolias highligiit Jane Witkers5 hilarious and tuneful new Twentieth Century-Fox triumph, 4'Can This Be Dixie?55 screening to-day at the State Theatre. With tlie irrepressible, peppery and ever dynamic Jane demonstratii her versatility and winning new laure.s in a picture that surpasses even the best of her past hits , the film. is a combination of hilarious fun, lilting music, fast-moving dances and rollicking comedy and the fun really shines all the time. _ '''Can This Be Dixie," is a hilarious riot of fun, music and romance, and the story is a gentle travesty of all the dramas of the fascinating Southland. In no. picture hat she has ever made has "Ginger" Jane Withers displayed greater versatility than here. She sings — she dances — she emotes — in fact she is, in every sense of the word, the finished trouper. Throughout the picture there runs the melody of swingy tunes and songs written by that talented pair, Sidney Clare and Harry Akst, and intriguing dance numbers staged by Sammy Lee. Also Screening is the newsreel Coronation film.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 114, 31 May 1937, Page 5
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