ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 181, 2 July 1937, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

REGENT THEATRE. “THE GREEN LIGHT.” “Green Light,” the stirring 6tory of heroism, sacrifice and love, by Lloyd C. Douglas (author of “Magnificent Obsession”), makes an equally impressive appeal. The leading parts are played by Errol Flynn and Anita Louise. “Green Light” will screen finally to-night at the Regent Theatre. Errol Flynn, tho handsome Irish romantic who won such a triumph in “Captain Blood,” his very first picture, is tho star of the film. Instead of a swashbuckling pirate, this time, in “Green Light” he is a heroic young doctor, who sacrifices his promising career in a groat city by taking on his own shoulders the blame for an operation bungled by another. In scorch of some way to make himself useful to society and to prove to the girl ho loves by deeds what be cannot in honour prove by words, ho goes to an obscure mountain laboratory and searches for ,a serum that will prevent deadly epidemics. Almost at the sacrifice of his life, he finds it, and returns to fame and love, with his professional name cleared of any and all blame. “TOR OF THE TOWN.” A musical film with a great reputation, “Top of the Town,” will begin a season at the Regent Theatre to-night at the 10.30 p.m. session. The offering utilises the seven song hits in it to help tell the story, rather than the music using the movie for a song rack. Radio talent of national reputation was chosen to present tho melodics. Greta Nissen, exotic star of tho Ziegfeld ■ Follies and dramatic stage, since four numbers, “Where Are You ?” “Blame it on to the Rumba,” “Top of the Town,” and “Jamboree.” The entire production was planned to emphasise novel camera, music and. story presentation. The dcisgning of the moonbeam room set, covering more than an acre, shows architectural construction never attempted before for a motion picture. ‘“Top of the Town” builds rhythmically towards the “Jamboree” sequence, which sends hundreds of the performers into a happy pandemonium of swaying, flowing humanity. Featured players sing delicious lyrics to swing music played by the orchestra. Two choral groups of 150 trained voices echo the mad melody, a community songfeast in swing time. bj.eeia.ii-y (lancets start whirling in modern swing rhythm and an entire audience, filmed as" part of the production, glides into a spontaneous interweaving pattern, like swimmers- curving through rippling waves. Motion and melody go on a rampage of mirth. George Murphy and Doris Nolan portray the romantic leads, with George featuring his new dance creations. Elia Logan, popular radio blues singer, and comedienne, runs riot with her offerings, • r I Feel T hat Foolish Feeling Coming On.’* “There Arc No Two Ways About It,” anti “Fireman, Save My Child ” Ten other comedians aic prominently cast—such laughter provokers as Mischa Auer, Henry Armetta, Hugh Herbert, Gregory Rat off, and the Three. Sailors, Jason, Robson, and Blue. STATE THEATRE. “GIRL IN A MILLION/* . Star-radiant, laugh-lavish and melodvladcn with romance and drama in stunning snow-silvered settings, “Girl In A Million.” the Twentieth Century-Fox spectacular . .musical smash that thrillingly glorifies lovely Sonja Henic, screen*? to-night ' at the State Theatre. With a hundred gorgeous girls in sensational ice-revels amid a dazzling winter wonderland of breath-taking beauty, is the wonder show of 1937 with a cast in a million that includes, in addition to Sonja Hcnio, the Queen of ’ the Silvery Skates, Adolphe Mcnjou, Jean Hcrsholt, Ned Sparks, Don Amcchc, the Ilitz Brothers, Arline Judge, Borrah Minevitch and his gang, Dixie Dunbar, Leah Ray and Shirley Deane. The daughter of a Swiss innkeeper, Sonja Henie is .being trained by her .father, Joan Hcrsholt. to cap Lure thq Olympic figure ektiting championship. Sonja attracts the interest of Don Amcchc, young American newspaperman investigating a neigh-, bourhood mystery, who sccss in her unusual material for a human interest story for hw paper. Sonja also interests, professionally, the fumbling, but glib tongued manager ot a vaudeville troupe, Adolphe Mcnjou, stranded in Hcrsholt’© hostelry. In Mcnjou’s group arc the Ritz Brothers, A.iTino Jud rr c, Borrah Minevileh and his gang, Dixio Dunbar, Leah Ray, Shirley Deane and 12 beautiful girlis. Mcnjou induces Sonja to join his troupe and arranges a contract in St. Mortiz for the dazzling ice ballet lie ha* envisioned.

CORONATION' XECHNIC'OLOUR FILM. The special 20th Century-Fox Filin of the Coronation, which is to screen at the State Theatre, Palmerston North, in conjunction with “Girl in a Million,” is 1000 feet in length in the most glorious toehnicolour to have yet been projected, which focuses fifteen hundred years of British tradition. and symbolism into the short space of time cccupied by the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Exclusively, 20th Century-Fox oflcis you these historic pictures which show, as no me-e black und white print could, all the colourful pageantry, the glorious pomp, and withal, the dignity of the crowning of a King of England. It would bo impossible to conceive any greater impression of the tranquil peace and dominant power of tho British Empire than is conveyed in this technicolour s reel. But the. advent of the coach of State rales everything else. The absolute splendour of its shining golden glory and tho sight of Their Majesties in their robes of Stale seated inside, is a picture that takes the breath away. Queen Mary arrives in her glass coach, tho little Princesses follow to tho delight of the cheering throngs.