AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1932, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

EVERYBODY'S PICTURES.

“HALF SHOT AT SUNRISE.”

Wheeler-Woolsey cut loose in laugh riot. The bounding nits-wits of “The Cuckoos” are at it again. Bert Wheeler and Robert AVoolsey, equipped with an even funnier story, outfitted with a set of brand new gags and tearing around at a wilder pace than ever before, willbe seen in their latest feature comedy howl, “Hatlf Shot at Sunrise,” at the Princess Theatre to-night.

This favourite fun team of the talkies is said to surpass all previous achievements in “Half Shot.” Wheeler and Woolsey are seen as doughboys A.W.O.L. in Paris, where they experience the most hilarious of events. Their comic antics are hailed as even more amusing than in their previous successes,' “Rio Rita,” “Dixinna” and “The Cilckoos.” The new wartime comedy brings an unusually fine cast in support of the stars. Dorothy Lee, diminutive comedienne, again cuts capers with Wheeler and Woolsey. Hugh Trevor and Roberta Robinson carry the romantic theme. Leni Stengel arid Edna May Oliver are seen in comedy roles. Pan] Sloane, who directed “The Cuckoos, again handled the megaphone for Wheeler and Woolsey in “Half Shot.” Harry Tierney, composer of “Rio Rita, has written a number of catchy new songs which already have achieved nationwide popularity. Anne Caldwell collaborated on the lyrics. The production has been made on a lavish scale. Although the comedy predominates throughout the show, a tender romance has been woven into the story. Grand scale scenic effects form a brilliant background for the picture.