STATE THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 71, 16 December 1937, Page 10

STATE THEATRE

"TOAST OF NEW YORK" AND "MIDNIGHT TAXI." Josie Mansfield, a fascinating beauty of the post-Civil War period, is torn between her loyalty to Jiir Fisk, picturesque r jlroad baron, who promotes her first big stage opportunity, and her love for Fisk's best friend and business partner. Josie Mansfield is played by Frances Farmer in tbe new screen drama, "The Toast of New York," and is co-starred with Edward Arnold, Cary Grant and Jack Oakie. The film screens at the State to-night. A glittering chapter of American nistory is unfolded in this photoplr.y. Arnold portray Jim Fisk, one of tlie most coiourful figures in the gaudy age whr-u the American dollar found itself and burst its swaddling clothes. Featuring Brian Donlevy and Frances Drake, "Midnight Taxi", abo screening at the State to-night, is a thrilling screen adaptaticn of the Argosy Magazine story by Borden Chase. Dealing with the elever methods used by Federal secret-service men on the trail of a balfling ring of counterfeitrds, the film is a most timely oue when it is realised that about 3500 arrests are made each year on couut •- feiting eharges and that the amount of "queer money" estirr fed Lo be in daily eirculation reaches intc millions of dollars. Alan Duiehart, Sig Rurnann aud Gil-

bert Roland aro cast as membcrs of the ring which puzzles police for many months by locating its printing plant aboard a luxurious yacht.