Palmerston Picture Programmes

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 42, 19 February 1937, Page 12

Palmerston Picture Programmes

REGENT THEATRE—TO-MORROW “THE GREAT ZIEGFELD” In “The Great Ziegfeld” motion pictures have picked up the torch wnere tne late Florenz Zieg-feld laid it down and have succeeded in out-Ziegfelding the great Ziegfeld himself. ‘ The Great Ziegfeld” has everything that a great musical picture should nave. It has. in the life of Ziegfeld, a most gripping and perfect dramatic story. In its musical numbers, never before produced on such a scale of grandeur, it has many of the most dazzling scenes ever seen m pictures. In entertainment alone it is unexcelled. First, there are William Powell as Ziegfeld, Myrna Loy as Billie Burke, and Luise Rainer as Anna Held. Then there are Virginia Bruce as Ziegfeld’s greatest glorified modern girl, Frank Morgan as his rival producer, Nat Pendleton as Sandow, Reginald Owen as Ziggy’s manager, Fannie Brice as herself, Ray Bolger and his amazing dancing feet, Harriet Hoctor. and hordes of the most beautiful girls ever to smile at you from the screen. The story opens in Ziegfeld’s youth in the dazzling Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. It progresses as Ziegfeld himself progressed, massing fortunes, to lose them and build other fortunes. But always in the foreground are the spectacular Ziegfeld productions and his amazingly beautiful showgirls. The dance numbers never before have been equalled. The direction of Robert Z. Leonard places him among the kings of directors and the photography by Oilie Marsh and George Folsey is an historic masterpiece. KOSY THEATRE “LADY TUBBS” A bright star is scintillating on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday on the screen at the Kosy Theatre. It is none other than Alice Brady, who bids fair to become a real successor to Marie Dressier. The film which she appears in is Universal’s delightful comedy ‘‘Lady Tubbs,” and a picture that gives Miss Brady ample opportunity to display her prowess as an actress. The story concerns a woman cook at a railway construction camp. When on her way to New York to see her niece. \yho is married to the son of a very wealthy family, she meets a London lawyer who informs her that she has been left half a million pounds. She immediately sets about acquiring a correct background and bursts upon New York society under the title of “Lady Tubbs.” Her adventures are absolutely hilarious. First of all she finds it is necessary to ride to the hounds, and never having ridden a horse before, ' she naturally has an exciting time. How she is presented with the “brush” is too funny for words, and how she later secures her niece’s happiness and a hus-, band for herself, to use her favourite expression, is ‘‘just too, too. divine.” Her conversation, especially when she thinks she is getting out of her depth—well—will have everybody shrieking with laughter. Her lawyer, who is a titled man and who instructs her in the somewhat difficult art of becoming a lady, informs her that the vocabulary of the sophisticated is very limited and that she will be all right if she says ‘‘too, too. divine” and “too, too, amazing” and many other “too, toos.” “Remember Last Night”—Now Showing. The weird and mysterious drama of killings in the “fast” Long Island social set, ‘’Remember Last Night?” Starring Edward Arnold, Constance Cummings, Sally Filers, Robert Young tnd featuring Robert Armstrong, Reginald Denny, Gregory Jtatoff and a host of other famous players, is now showing at the Kosy Theatre. The production, a Universal special, was produced by Carl Laemmle, junr., and directed by James Whaic, the noted director of “Frankenstein,” ’’The Invisible Man,” and other thrillers. The story opens with a gay progressive party made up of three wealthy couples and a bachelor. The party breaks up as it progresses and nobody is quite, sure what happened until the next morning, when one of the members of the party was found murdered in bed in his luxurious mansion. From that point on, the story moves rapidly, with the Introduction of a hypnotist, played by Gustav von Seyffertitz; Edward Arnold, as the ace detective; Edward Brophy, as liis assistant, and a dozen other noted stage and screen players. Everyone tried to find out what had happened the night before and several more murders are committed before the sensational denouement. The entire " f *on centres on Long Island, with inan-

STATE THEATRE “Mummy's Boys,” starring the inimitable Wheeler and Woolsey, and “Falling in Ivove,” starring Charles Farrell, Ecreen finally at the State Theatre to-day at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. “The Texas Rangers." Action, drama, romance, comedy and melody have been skilfully worked into a magnificent screen achievement in King Vidor’s Paramount picture, ‘’The Texas Rangers,” which opens to-night at the midnight matinee commencing at. 10.30 o’clock. Presented by a cast headed by Fred Mac Murray and the wise-cracking Jack Oakie, the film lifts a page from the history of the great organisation which made Texas safe for pioneers, and combines it with a love story unusual in its charm. Jean Parker, young star who captured the movie public with her work in "Little Women” and "Sequoia,” holds the feminine lead role of the Ranger unit which Mac Murray and Oakie join. Though almost incidental to the sweeping theme of the plot, her romance with MacMurray is presented movingly and sincerely. The plot of ‘‘The Texas Rangers” revolves about the adventures of MacMurray and Oakie after they have joined the early Texas organisation of peace officers and are thrown, into opposition with their friend of former outlaw days. Nolan. Battles of the Rangers in carrying out their oath to ‘‘drive out hostile Indians, stop feuds, destroy cattle and horse thieves, gangs of stage and train robbers, kill or capture murderers, and make Texas a reasonably safe place in which to live” are shown in the course of the story. One of the most thrilling of the scenes is the final war of Rangers and marauding Indians, which Jed to complete submission of t.he wild Southwestern tribes. Hundreds of “extra” actors. Rangers and Indians took part in the filming. Edward Ellis gives an outstanding performance as the leader of the Rangers unit, and Bennie Bartlett convinces as the orphaned son of a pioneer family slain by Indians Elena Martinez. Frank Shannon and a score of skilled players back up the principals. MAYFAIR THEATRE “UNCIVILISED” Glamorous and beautiful Margot Rhys, the star of Charles Cliauvel’s latest production, “Uncivilised,” whiclx comes to the Mayfair Theatre, fought her way into the leading role of this drama of Northern Australia by weight of sheer merit. There is no liard-luck touch about Margot’s entry into pictures. It was inevitable for this girl has everything to recommend her—culture, appearance, dress sense, poise, excellent diction, and features that photograph well. She received her dramatic training at one of Sydney’s most exclusive finishing schools, and gained her first success by her portrayal in ‘‘Heritage.” The role played in this picture was one which carried quite an amount of credit but at the same time was one which had to be made by the artist herself. Such was her success that when the cast for “Uncivilised” was being determined, the director had no hesitation in allocating her to the leading role. Margot provides a strong feminine interest in “Uncivilised.” She plays the part of Lynn, a successful young authoress, whose publisher (played by Victor Fitzherbert) suggests that she go to Central Australia to obtain material for her new novel. He suggests that she t investigate the story of the wild Arunta native tribe, whose leader "Mara” (played by Dennis Hoey) is a white man. With adequate protection promised her, and realising the tremendous benefit to be pained through the publicity of the trip, Beatrice sets out. I-ler journey is perilous, but of unfailing Interest. Wonderful scenic shots are seen, dark secrets unearthed, and unusual flashes of native life shown for the first time on the screen, as her party advances further into Central Australia. eions, roa.dhouses, estates, yachts and racing cars playing a part in the swift action. The film cost more than half a million dollars and was almost three months being filmed. The story was taken from the sensational novel by Adam Hobhouse, which for many months was a best-seller. Laemmle selected it because it contained not only an absolutely new mystery twist, but Its many characters possessed a sense of humour, making an ideal combination for entertainment. The screen play was written by Harry Clork, Doris Malloy and Dan Totheroh,