ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 248, 17 September 1940, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

STATE THEATRE

“THEY CAME BY NIGHT.”

Thrills, mystery, comedy and romance arc deftly blended into grand entertainment in “They Came By Night,” the exciting now mystery hit, starring Will Fyffe which shows at the State Theatre to-day. And the great Scotch star scores again in tliis 20th Century-Fox release. Things begin happening fast when FylTe, as a canny Scot, gets mixed up with an amazing crime ring, steals from the crooks when they make a haul and joins the gang when they plan their biggest job! Fyffe, who recently scored in “To the Yiclor” and “Rulers of the Sea,” gives his grandest performance to date in this amazing story. He’ll keep you gasping between chuckles and he’ll keep you baffled too, wondering whether he’s a thief, using his canny Scotch brain to steal from super-crooks cr whether lie’s a dupe caught in the clutches of the most amazing crime ring any human ever got tangled up with. “Sword of Honour,” showing ,at the State Theatre to-day is the most ambitious military picture ever turned out of a British studio. It was produced with the entire co-opera-tion of the War Office and the military authorities. Its authentic and thrilling entertainment is ensured by story and artistes. Geoffrey Toone, Sally Gray and Dorothy Dickson arc starred and supported by featured players such as Donald Gray and Wally Patch. The location is the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, and every phase of the training and commissioning of the officers is faithfully ■ and accurately shown.

MAYFAIR THEATRE

“MUTINY OF THE BOUNTY

“Mutiny on the Bounty." Metro-Gold-wyn-Alayer’s sea classic, is again showing at the Mayfair Theatre. A picture that must take the highest place of all sea dramas. Three stars top a notable oast of more than 50 fetaured players. But the outstanding star of all is the sturdy little square-rigger “11.M.3. Bounty,” which figured in one of the most dramatic chapters of sea drama more than 150 years ago. “Mutiny on the Bounty,” a crowning production achievement of the late Irviqg G. Thalbcrg, is the sea adventure immortalised in Uic sensational book of Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. It is the true story <>t n scientific expedition of a group of men who rise in mutiny against the tyrarmy of their captain and who are eventually tracked down by the long arm of England’s sea law and led back to ignoble death on a yardarm. Charles. Laughton, as Captain Bligli, far surpasses any previous performance of his spectacular screen career. He gives the role of Bligh the breadth at life that only the original Bligli could give it. Clark Gable appears as the leader cf the mutineers, Fletcher Christian. “Mutiny on the Bounty” is a lie-man’s picture, hut a he-man’s picture that women, us well, will thrill over. Sjiace forbids the praise deserved by the huge cast—Franchot Tone, us Byam; Dudley Diggcs, as Bacchus ; Herbert Mumlin, Donald Crisp, Eddie Quillan, Stanley Fields, lan Wolfe, Ivan Simpson. Do Witt Jennings, even Mauio and Maria, the native girls, and 50 more who make up the impressive cast.

KOSY THEATRE

“PAN AM I NTS BAD MAN.’

Generally speaking, the only qtialillcu timid a W csteru action star must have is t]ie ability to ride a horse and shoot his sun from thn hip. But. Smith Ballew, star o£ “Pawamint’s Bad Man,” a 20th Cen-tury-Fox release which shows to-day at the Kosy Theatre, has added talents which make him tho most accomplished screen cowboy in films. In “Panamint’s Bad Man,” which Hollywood critics consider tho best of Ballcw’s series of pictures, this long and rangy Texan is cast as a Deputy United States Marshal assigned to break up a series of stage hold-ups. To accomplish his job more efficiently, he "assumes tho guiao o£ a celebrated bad man and in thi9 way works himself into tho group. This results in suspicion being directed against him when the real bad man shows up. but Ballew fights his way out ot trouble and arrests the entire gang after a sensational shooting spree which high-lights this vigorous Western feature. The sauciest escapade in the history of love, as gay as a Mardi Gras, with three delightful stars and merry with Gordon and Revel tunes, brings Don Amccho, Simone Simon and Robert Young to the Kosy Theatre to-day in 20th CenturyFox’s comedy hit, “Josettc.” Bert Lahr and Joan Davis head the featured cast supporting Don Amccho. more romantic than ever on screen or radio: Simone Simon, the tantalising little French coquette (she’s "-ot zis ! And she’s got zn.t !) : and Robert Young, the ardent young swain who won’t take “No” for an answer, not even in French.