COSY THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 64, 8 December 1937, Page 12

COSY THEATRE

"ORiIME OVER LONDON." One of the most novel plots to be conceived in recent years forms the exciting story of "Crime Over London" which comes to the Coey Theatre tornorrow, and features Paul Cavanagh, Joseph Cawthorn, Basil Sydney and Margot Grahame in ' the cast. The story concerns a powerful group of Chicago gangsters who found thingn a bit too hot on their native soil and^ migrated to London. All for knocking off a few jobs, the leader has diflicuit^ in keeping thom within bounds until right moment for what he considers a worthwhile coup. An audacious plan presents itself when they learn tha,t a former associate of theirs bears a striking resemblanee to the owner of a large deparf-j mental etore. To celebrate the store's 25th anniversary, the owner prepares a big reception at which every employee is to tcceive a month's pay. Knowing this, the gang plans to kidnap their impersonator in his place, thus making it possible for them to get away with the big cash accumulated for the staff bonuses. The plan works admirably tmtil the owner 's nephew becomes suspicious, after which the action becomes thrlllling in the extreme, with Scotland Yard operatives w6ll to the forefront.