ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 133, 6 May 1940, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

REGENT THEATRE. ’ “BEAU GESTE.” Co-starring Gary 'Cooper, Ray Milland - and Robert Preston "as the brothers ; “Geste,” Paramount’s new, adventure- : crammed, excitement-filled ' .production of i “Beau Ge«te” will screen to-day at. the • Regent Theatre. Based on the great novel i by P. C. Wren, the picture tells the roari ing, lusty story of three gallant brothers . who-endure dangers and hardship in the French Foreign Legion :because their loyalty to' each other will riot permit the finger of suspicion to point to any one of them as guilty of the theft of a valuable i sapphire, stolen from their guardian. Brian Donlevyj Susan Hayward, J. Carrol Naish, Donald O’Connor and James Stephenson are prominent in the supporting cast. Many other well known players will be 6eeri in ' important role 6 and thousands of extra players will he seen in the thrilling sequences in which a wild \ desert tribe attacks a Foreign Legion outpost, Fort Zinderneuf. William A. Wellman, who brought “Men With Wings” to the j screen last season, produced and directed the picture. Robert Carson is the author of the screenplay. METEOR THEATRE. “TALKING FEET.” * The sparkling musical extravaganza ; “Talking Feet,” is now showing at the popular Meteor Theatre. This beautiful story of a little girl and her friends raising money to save

their local hospital from closing down will introduce a number of new and old favourites, including liazcl Ascot, known the world over as the “Little Sunbeam.” In this picture this nine-year-old wonder star, who is also England’s champion dancer, takes the loading role and will warm tho hearts of all who sec her. The story, which is a light one. will mako a marked contrast to many of tho more serious films shown recently. With humour, Cockney comedy and laughs galore and tho following celebrities: Mark 11ambourg, the world-famous pianist, well known by his New Zealand recitals,' together with 14 of his specially selected pupils, play 14 pianos simultaneously and introduce a number of popular themes. In addition, William Hueghan, , the Scottish baritone, who has appeared in Palmerston North on more than one occasion, sings a number of popular melodies. Associated with him is the band of the 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders and Dagenham Girl Pipers, who 1 portray “The Gathering of the Clans,” which will live long in the memory of these fortunate enough to see this film. KOSY THEATRE. “IT’S IN THE AIR.” George Formby, who has jumped to amazing heights of popularity in motion pictures and over the radio, is a simple young fellow at heart. A friend of his struggling days, as a vaudeville artist, recently asked him: “How does it feel to be famous, George?” Formby has taken it all in his stride, and his answer was characteristically typical, “Well, John, I don’t know —but the only difference I find between to-day and yesterday is that I have got a lot more work to do, and a lot more bobs to 6pend 1” Famous in. films, over the radio and on the English music hall stage, George Formby is now concentrating mainly upon motion pictures, the success of his latest cornedj’, -“lt’s Jn, the Air,” being anticipated to find an international response that will add to the already tremendous public his films enjoy in Great Britain and Australia. “Owd Bob,” tho new Gainsborough picture at the Kosy Theatre, is a modern adaptation of ' Alfred Ollivant’s famous novel, which made such an enthralling and picturesque film in the silent days. It introduces to the screen that grand Scottish actor, Will Fyffc, in his first dramatic and starring role. Ho is seen as the surly far-: mer, Adam McAdarn, hated and feared by neighbouring shepherds in iho rugged Cumberland district—his only friend a .savage Alsatian. Black Wtill, as little loved as his master. The only, object of his affections, other than liis dog, is his daughter, portrayed by Margaret Lockwood,