AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 367, 23 February 1937, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

Plaza Theatre.

“Return of Sophie Lang.”

Ladies, watch your diamonds! Men, watch you hearts! Keep your eyes open for the world’s smoothest blonde bandit—she’s back again—more daring—more baffling—morel bewitching than ever! You’ll learn all about her when, you see her in Paramount’s “The Return of Sophie Lang,” which opens to-night at the Plaza Theatre, with Gertrude Michael, Sir Guy Standing and Ray Milland heading the large cast of screen favourites. It’s a thrilling romance of a girl famed the world aver for her light fingers and taking ways. Sophie Lang gets on the job as detective—and gets back the world’s largest diamond from the guy who thought he was the v.wld’H smoothest crook! And while she does It, she finds for herself the most thrilling, most glamorous romajice that’s come to the screen in a long time! Remember—it’s a date! And you’ll be there—at the Plaza Theatre to-night for the opening of “The Return ot Sophie Lang!”

King’s Theatre.

“TOLL OF THE ROAD” AND “RUMBA.” Thrilling romance is told in “Toll o£ the Road,” which will lie tcreenefi at the King's Theatre, Stratford, to-night. The story concerns young Frances Drake, who drives her highpowered roadster v.'ith reckless abandon, despite numerous citations for speeding. She falls in love with a police official, Randolph Scott, who undertakes to bring her a new conception of the dangers of careless driving. The tricky, fascinating and seductive rhythm of Cuba’s centuriesold native dances. 1 form the accompaniment and background for ths dramatic love story of George Raft’s new starring Paramount picture, “Rumba," which will be shown on the same programme. Carole Lombard, his partner in “Bolero,” is again costarred, ahd Margo, petite Spanish dancer, is featured. “Rumba” is a poignant love etory of a tempestuous dancer and a madcap heirees. During the unravelling of the plot eight new dance steps, never before filmed, are presented.