ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 163, 10 June 1940, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

KOSY THEATRE. “GONE TO THE DOGS.” “Gone to the Dogs,” starring Ceorge Wallace, tells the story of a pleasant little man who accidentally discovers a miraculous speeding-up tonic for racing greyhounds, and the rip-roaring story portrays his antics as the formula disappears, the champion dog is kidnapped, he loses his girl and gets trapped in a haunted house. So when everything ends happily, it is only after our-dog-loving hero has run the gamut of every guffaw known to hysteria. “Gone to the Dogs” is the second production in which George Wallace has appeared for Cinesound. “Wings of the Navy,” a Warner Bros.Cosmopolitan production, which is declared to be by far the best to date of the remarkable succession of “service” pictures turned out at that studio, comes to the screen with a east headed by George Brent, Olivia cfc Havilland. John Payne and Frank McHugh. The .Warner studio’s pre-eminence in the field of pictures dealing with life in tin various divisions of the armed forces of a nation was first established several years ago with the production of “Here Comes the Navy.’ Since then such pictures as “Devil Dogs of the Air” , and “Submarine D-l” have enabled this studio to continue ite .supremacy. REGENT THEATRE. “GOOD-BYE, MR CHIPS.” “Good-bye, Mr Chips,” James Hilton’s charming novel of -the life of an English school teacher, brings to audiences, following his triumph in “The Citadel,” Robert Donat, together with Greer Garson, beautiful English actress. Third of flic pictures filmed in M-G-M’s English Studios, “Good-bye, Mr Chips” tells the story of a kindly schoolmaster, starting his career in his twenties, becoming a veritable institution in a big English school and shaping the careers of boys destined to become great men. As “The Citadel” dealt with medical ethics, so the new picture goes deeply into the heart of education., Donat brings deep understanding to the role, which carries him through four periods. His makeup is enhanced by the psychology which makes the characters fairly live at each age. Miss Garson is a compellingly skilful actress as well as beautiful. Terry Kilburn, the appealing youngster of “Lord Jeff” and “A Christmas Carol,” has an interesting role, playing four generations of boys who attend the school, grow up,- and send their sons back. Dramatic highlights include the rescue of the heroine in the '1 yroloan Alps and a spectacular air raid during the World War, with football and cricket games at famous English schools adding thrilling and exciting moments. Skilful human interest touches are supplied in the deft direction of Sam Wood. MAYFAIR THEATRE. “HOME FROM HOME.” A great favourite the world over. by virtue of bis unique comedy radio recordings and his oft-repeated slogan, “Can You Hoar Mo. Mother?” Sandy Powell has already starred in two comedies, “It’s a Grand Old World” and “I’ve Got a Horse,” and his “Home From Home,’ which is now showing at the. Mayfair Theatre, will take him further up the ladder of fame. Tins time Sandy takes tho role of a convict who is glad enough to remain in prison out of the way of his domineering wife, who continually t nags nirn to find work and not to lie in bed half the day. When Sandy is pardoned and has to go homo the trouble starts, all over again, especially as ho- had collected an out of work violinist and a glamorous cabaret star on -the way. Gene Autry’s new picture, which is now showing at the Mayfair Theatre, is called I‘Yodelin’ Kid from Pine Ridge,” and as usual the amiable Smiley Burnette is the hero’s companion in new and exciting adventures. The story tells of an estrangement between Autry and bis father because they elect to take different sides in a cattle war. Autry leaves Pine Ridge and his sweetheart to seek adventure. Great cities topple, a terrible iron robot is destroyed in “To Destroy tile World.” the twelfth and concluding episode of “The Phantom Creeps,” daring 12-chapter Universal serial which comes to a breath-taking climax to-day at ; the Mayfair Theatre.