AMUSEMENTS

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 221, 16 August 1939, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

“THE KID COMES BACK” “The Kid Comes Back” which screens at- the Regent Theatre on Thursday and Friday, stars Wayne Morris, with Barton Mae Lane, June Travis, and Maxie Rosenhloom, is a delightfully thrilling and exciting com-edy-drama of the boxing ring. The smiling new star of “Kid! Galahad” and “Submarine !).l” comes back in another thrilling light picture but a new kind of light picture. r or once tlie liero doesn’t win the* champioijship, and, what’s more,-he. is knocked colder than an iceberg by his biggest rival The boxing scenes are the most realistic ever filmed, the villain of the picture being portrayed by the ex-light-heavy-weiglit champion of the world A charming romance is brought- to a happy ending and the hero wins the girl even when he loses the fight Ladies, if you haven’t already fallen for “The Kid”

in his. previous pictures You certainly wiil when “the Kid tonics Back.’’ “KINS' OF ALCATRAZ” “King of Alcatraz” which screens at the Regent Theatre on Thursday and Friday and stars Lloyd Nolan, GaiL Patrick, and J. Carroll Naish, is a sensational story that makes one of the fastest-paced adventure melodramas of the season Y rollicking cut-door action story packed with thrills, excitement and laughter. A mile-a-minute story, spun in the manner of“ Tip-off Gills” and “Hunted jMen,” pu.ek.ed with action ' excitejnentr and romance gangster lawlessness versus the law of the sea look out for Steve Markie! He crashed his way out of Alcatraz Prison; he muscled in on a ship at sea and found that the sea had a law of its own that lit couldn’t beat adlvcnture that bursts like a bombshell .romance that flames out of danger... .action—two men and a girl against a ruthless czar of crime. “