AMUSEMENTS

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 175, 28 April 1939, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

“BEG, BORROW OR STEALS • * 7 “Beg, Borrow, or Steal” (a delightful comedy romance, with Frank Morgan, Florence Rice and John Beal in the featured roles, will be screened at the Regent Theatre, on Saturday and Monday. Merry* and mad* it is a rib-tickling story in the key of “Libelled Lady,” “My Alan Godirrey” and others of that popular cycle of motion pictures, that has found high favour witli audiences. ( | As Ingraham Steward; 11., an American) who is making. hjs living as a, “stoerer” of rich tourists in Europe, Frank Morgan is at his funniest. Florence Rico and John Beal have another opportunity* to ~ display thCir’gi ft for humour and provide the romantic intex-est in “Be", Borrow or Steal.” Comedians abound in the picture, amoiig-;' them Reginald Denny, Georgia Givot, '"Herman Bing, E. E. Clive and Erik Rhodes. All, with the exception of Clive, play*; comedy* crooks ■and are excellent. Others in the cast are Vladimir Sokoloff, Janet Beecher, Cora Witherspoon, Tom Rutherfurd and Harlan Briggs. „ \ The story centred abound) Ingraham Steward (Frank Morgan), living a bluff in Europe and'fjeeping it from his estranged AmeneaA family. When his daughter, A'oyce '■!( FI orei iee Rice) is to l be married he cables congratulations and expresses' regret that there is not time to have ;Vthe wedding at his chateau on the Riviera. The family decides to time, postpones the wedding and notifies Steward that they are coming t'6- Europe for .the ceremony*.

. in a stew, promotes a chateau from Bill Clierfiu (John Beal), whom lie believes tb'lbe only the caretaker. Then, surrounding himself .by' , his crook pals, each of whom poses as some .sort of nobility, he receives his family, the bridegroom-to-be and the future in-laws,’ 1 with one eye on.,the . police. The old habits are for his bogus nobleman and complications arise fast and furiously*. They are made more j complex when Bill falls in love with • Joyce and decides to prevent the wedding and marry her himself. It is all ;grgnd, madcap com-: edy*“and swell entertainment. William Thiele fias. done a fine piece of direction and) the-picture ijlj’set in a lavish atmosphere of which the Riviera itself would be proud. On the saine Ken May- „ nard will be seeii’ljn. a thrilling outP'V door drama, ‘‘Western Frontier”.