ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 249, 18 September 1940, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

MAYFAIR THEATRE.

“MUTINY OF THE BOUNTY.”

“Mutiny on tho Bounty.“ Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer’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 cast of more than 50 fetaured players. But-. the outstanding star of all is the sturdy little square-rigger “IT.M.S. Bounty,” . which ligured in one of the most dramatic chapters of sea drama more than 150 years ago. “Mutiny-on the Bounty,” a crowning production achievement of tho laic .Irving G. Thalbcrg, is tho sea adventure immortalised in the sensational hook of Charles Nordhoil and' James Norman, Hall. It is the true story ot a scientific expedition of a group of men who rise in mutiny against the tyranny of their captain and Svlio 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 Bligh, far surpasses any previous performance of his spectacular screen career, lie gives the role of Bligh the breadth oT life that only the original Bligh could give it. Clark Gable appears as tho leader of the mutineers, Fletcher Christian. “Mutiny on the Bounty” is a he-man’s picture, hut a he-man’s picture that women, as well, will thrill over. Space forbids the praise deserved by the huge oast —Franchot Tone, as Byarn; Dudley Digges, as Bacchus; Herbert Mundin, Donald Crisp, Eddie Quillan, Stanley Fields, lan Wolfe, Ivan Simpson. Do Wilt Jennings, even Mauio and Marla, the native girls, and 50 more who make up the impressive cast.

KOSY THEATRE

“PANAMINT’S BAD MAN.’

Generally speaking, the only qualilica lions a Western action star must have is the ability to rido a horse and shoot his gun from tho hip. But Smith Ballew, star of “Panamint’s Bad Man,” a 20th Cen-tury-Fox release which shows to-day at the Kosy Theatre, has added talents which, make him the most accomplished screen cowboy in films. In “Panamint’s Bad Man,” which Hollywood critics consider the best of Ballcw’s series ot pictures, this long and rangy Texan is cast as a Deputy United States Marshal assigned to break up a scries of stage hold-ups. To accomplish his job more efficiently, he assumes the guise of a celebratod bad man and in "this way works himself into the group. This results in ■ suspicion being directed against him when the 1 real bad man shows up, but Ballew fights his way out ot trouble and arrests tho entire gang after a sensational shooting epreo 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 Ainccho, Simone Simon and Robert Young to tho Rosy Theatre to-day in 20th CenturyFox’s comedy hit, “Josctte.” Bert Lahr and Joan Davis head tho featured cast supporting Don Amecho, more romantic than ever on . screen or. radio: Simone Simon, 'the tantalising little French coquette (she’s rrot zis 1 And she’s got zat !); and Robert Young, tho ardent young swain who won’t take “No” for an answer, not eten in French.

REGENT THEATRE

“THE GREAT VICTOR HERBERT.”

A, ■ collector interested in American vehicles' of the turn-of-the-century vintage would have uncovered a “gold-mine” had he strayed on to the Paramount lot during the filming of “The Great Victor Herbert,” the musical romance showing at tho Regent Theatre. The expert would have found all manner of vehicles. There were Allan Jones and Mary Martin riding bicycles. 'lhere were handsome cabs and carriages, open and closed horse-drawn vehicles, victorias, three-wheeled bikes and a 1905 motor-car. Tho studio property department, of course, was charged with the task of finding all of theso various types of vehicles That's what property departments are for. Like most studios, Paramount has a stock of carriages at a near-by ranch. They are brought into tile studio whenever needed. Old-fashioned bicycles are hard to find, particularly the three-wheel-ed type. This has a main wheel in back, and two small ones in front, between which nestles a huge box used for deliveries. The motor-car, of course, is a museum piece. But numerous enterprising local motor-car dealers have old-type cars on hand, which are available to studios at neat rentals, llorses to draw tho carriages are rented from an agency which makes a specialty of just that. There are matched blacks, roans, greys, and all the rest. There are sway-backs, spavined relics and misfits of all kinds. They’re good for laughs, yes, but they lead an easy life, with plenty of oats, between jjictures.