AT THE PICTURES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 31 August 1942, Page 4

AT THE PICTURES

State, commencing Tuesday: Will » \flc in the mystery-thriller “They Came by Night,” and Brenda Joyce in the gay comedy “Marry the Boss's Daughter.” Things begin happening fast when Fyit'e, as a canny Scot, gets mixed up with an amazing crime ring, steals from the crooks , "hen they make a haul and joins the gang when they plan their biggest job! Fyftc gives his best performance to date in this \ amazing story. It would be unfair to spoil the fun by divulging the various developments of the plot, but it can be said that it boasts just about the most surprising climax on record. Phyllis Calvert and Anthony Hulme supply the romantic interest in this lively film, while John Glyn Jones also scores in an unforgettable comedy "drunk" scene. Harry Lachman directed from the screen play which Sidney Gilliat and Michael Pert wee adapted from the stage play by Bane Lyndon. The film was produced by Eduard Black for 20th Century Productions. Ltd. Maurice ~ Ostrer was in charge of production. "Marry . j ' the Boss's Daughter.” which features j Brenda Joyce. Bruce Edwards and George I Barbier, shows how one modern young ■ man followed the advice of Professor Rob- | ert Emmett Rogers of the Massachusetts I Institute of Technology that the way to get ahead in the world is to marry the ’ | boss's daughter. Regent to-night, double feature: "Beyond the Sacramento” with Bill Elliot and Evelyn Keyes; Harriet Hilliard and Ken i -Murray in “Juke Box Jenny.” Recognis- = iug Jeff Adams (Frank Laßue I. news- ! = paper publisher, and Cord Crowley (Brad- ', §§ ley Page), saloon-keeper. as notorious i = swindlers for whom Bill Hickok < Bill El- ■ s hot) lias been looking. Hickok's pal. Can- ! = nonbali (Dub Taylor) warns the famous ! = foe of lawbreakers. Hickok rides into = town, where Adams sees him. The new- j == comer calls upon Jason Perry (John Dii- = soil), town banker, and his pretty daughter, j = Lynn (Evelyn Keyes), to enlist their aid. = but discovers Perry i§ in with Crowley ■|| and there is no help whatsoever in smash- ' = in., the crime ring. Adams, confronted in j |§ his own paper by his criminal record. = kills himself. Crowley prepares to flee §§ town. Deceiving Perry, he and his men 5= try to loot the bank. Lynn is shot in the : §| attempt. Perry goes gunning for Crowley ■ = and is killed. Unexpectedly breaking in ) p upon the gunmen. Bill precipitates a ter- j p rifle gunfight which ends when Crowley = is killed and his men are in custody. 1p Don Douglas. Iris Adrian. Ken Murray and == Harriet Hilliard unravel complications in |f the second feature. .Majestic, finally to-night: Clark Gable. |[ Lana Turner and Frank Alorgan in tbrill- =§ ing “Honky Tonk.” Commencing Tuesday: =g c: y. rollicking marital comedy. "The : p Feminine Touch” with Rosalind Russell, p Don Amechc and Kay Francis. Sound and j = snug in plot, this is one of the year's most p successful comedies. The story, told with a I = highly inventive and original sense of wit. j = relates how a professor of philosophy !|| writes a book deriding the theory of • = jealousy. The academician's \vil« is unconvinced, but meek, until they arrive in ‘ = New York to meet the publisher. Van .|| Heflin. They also meet his assistant. Kay ' = Francis, who promptly fails for the con- ,= vention-flouting professor. The situation = is ideal lor the wife, because the publisher ; §§ is a playboy who cannot resist a pretty p face. She promptly sets out to make her ! = husband jealous. Miss Francis, in love with ;p the publisher, has the same objective when j = she showers attention on Ameche. From ‘ p this four-cornered tangle* the story moves ; Tilil swiftly into a climax of hilarious and sustained merriment. The dialogue is j. clever: Metro-Gokhvyn-Mayer provided beautiful backgrounds, and Adrian de-