AMUSEMENTS

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 179, 8 May 1939, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS

“MR. MOTO’S GAMBLE" The mystery master stakes his life igi play a dangerous game against a. phantom killer in “Mr. Moto’s Gamble,” •which opens Tuesday at the Regent Theatre. This 20th. CenturyFox drama provides you detective story lans with your most exciting murder thriller. Guns without bullets—silent, invis--ible and deadly—with 20,000 witnesses .. tillable to tell how death'"struek in the midst of a packed fight arena, provide Peter Lorre, the star, with an entirely different and far more exhilarating type of “who-done-it” drama than the star ever lias given before. . . To lidd still further intriguing elements; to this 20th. Century-Fox hit, Keye Luke, playing liis famous role as Charlie Chan's Number One Son, helps Mr. Moto clear up the strange ease of a prise-fighter’s death. “'Mr. Moto’s Gamble” is new, gripping to the last scene, and packed with surprises—produced bv off excellent supporting cast featuring Keye Luke. Dielc Baldwin. Lynn * Bari, Douglas Fowley, Payne R6%an, Harold Huebf and Maxie Rosenbloom. Directed by James Tiuling, with John Stone associate producer, the 20th. Century-Fox mystery thriller is an original .screen play by Charles Belden and Jerry Cady, based on the character created by; J. P. Marquand’. “TH!EI ARKANSAS TRAVELLER” ‘•The Arkansas Traveller,” which screens at the Regent Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday and features. Bob Burns, Jean Parker, Fay Bainterf! Lyle Talbot and Porter Hall, is a delightful* and refreshing human comedy, woven about a happy-go-lucky traveller, Bob . Burns, the man upon whoso shoulders has fallen the mantle ofjtlio great Will Rogers.... Aflm the character of “The Traveller, gives a superb character study which takes it’s place amongst the great screen portraits of all time Here is an absorbing story telling of the loves, the hates, the laughter and the tears of a small town community, bringing to life the immortal characters of Mark Twain with their, quaint philosophy. quainter humour and tlieir-je-fresiling 0ut100k..... .a show definitely a show not to miss.