MUNICIPAL THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 126, 14 June 1937, Page 4

MUNICIPAL THEATRE

MYSTERY AND COMEDY May Kobson, beloved star of "Lady h'or a Day," will be seen in her most ambitioua role in the title lead of Columbia's "Women dn Distress," 'screeniiig to-night at the Municipal L'heatre. Cast as a lamb-like old spinster wliose most chenshed possession is a painting bequeatlied her by her fiance over forty yeara before, Miss Robson changes into a lion-liearted battle-axe wlxen the canvas is stolen and police are helpless iu their elforts to reeover it. The excitiijg events are set in motion when the painting is discorered to be an origina] ltembrandt, long believed to have been destroyed. Aided by a pair of rival reporters, played by Ireue Hervey and Dean Jagger, tbe transformed old woman searches out tlie art thieves and jn a tlirilling climax turns tlie tables 011 the culprits. Given a crackpot inventor who has tumbled on a chemica) formula that will revolutionise a great industry, a dashing young promot»r, eager to exploit tbe discovery, a charming young girl who becomes his aide, a duinh stooge an 1 a flock of wild-eyed investors — and you liave all tlie clements of a roaring comedy as well as a loveable roinance. Warner Bros, have taken these ingredients and ruixed them well in a deJ lightfui coniody, "Flot Money, 55 which ' also gcreens at ihe Municipal Theatre.