ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 135, 8 May 1940, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

REGENT THEATRE. “BEAU GESTE.” ' : 1 Co-starring Gary Cooper, Ray Midland ? i\T c Robert Preston as the brothers t Gestc,” Paramount’s now, adventuroi crammed, excitement-filled production of • Beau Goste” will screen to-day .. at the j Regent Theatre. Based oh the great novel by P. C. Wren, the picture tells the roar--1 mg, lusty story of three gallant brothers I who endure dangers and hardship in the • 1< lench Foreign Legion because their loyalty to each other will not permit the finger of suspicion to point to any one of “ them as guilty of the-theft of a valuable ' sapphiro, stolen from their guardian. Brian ]Jonlcvy, Susan Hayward, J. Carrol Naish, Donald O’Connor and James Stephenson are prominent in 'the supporting ■ cast. Many other well known players will bo seen in important roles and thousands of extra players will be seen in the thrilling sequences in which a wild desert tribe attacks a Foreign Legion' outpost, ’ I*ort Zinderncuf. William A. Wellman, who brought “Men With Wings” to the 1 screen last season, produced and directed ■ the picture. Robert Carson is the author of the screenplay. , 1 r : KOSY THEATRE. “UNDER COYER OF NIGHT.” Grim mystery among a group of scientists at a university, and solution of a baflling crime by the tiny clue of a pet dog’s rubber ball are the exciting elements in “Under Cover of Night,” detective story in which the audience plays detective alongside the detective on the screen In the now Motro-Goklwyn-Mayer picture, showing at the Kosy Theatre today, Edmund Lowe creates the newest detective character of the screen as Christopher Cross, sleuth. Murders in a college provide a bizarre background for the action-packed play. Lowe’s rolo is an entirely new departure from tho conventional screen detective. Florence Rice, actress-daughter of 6ports writer Grantland Rico, plays the heroine. . 1 Ilal Roach, the producer, who teamed the international favourite, Laurel and Hardy comedy duo, may well believe ho has discovered a feminine team that will as-suni© .as great importance, if the laughter that will be provoked by Patsy Kelly and Lyda Roberti in “Nobody’s Baby,” tho Hal Roach-M.G.M. feature comedy which shows to-day at tho Kosy Theatre is any indication. Patsy Kelly is the outstanding comedienne of the screen with her infectious, blunt and hilarious humour. Lyda Roberti, on the other hand, comes out in an entirely new rolo with an unusual comedy streak. METEOR THEATRE. “TALKING FEET.” The sparkling.i 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 favjtourites, including Hazel 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 leading role and will warm the hearts of all who see her. The story, which is a light one, will make a marked contrast to many of the more serious films shown recently. With humour, Cockney comedy and laughs galore and the following celebrities: Mark Ilambourg, the world-famous pianist, well known by his New Zealand recitals, . together with 14 of liis 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 1 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 portray “The Gathering of the Clans,” which , will live long in the memory of these I. fortunate enough to see this film.