AMUSEMENTS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 448, 2 June 1937, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

Plaza Theatre. Merle Oberon In “Beloved Enemy” I To-day she is one of filpidom’s first i stars. The demand for her services I is so great that she must reconcile i herself to spending half her time in : Hollywood, where she is under con- ! tract to Samuel Goldwyn, and the | other half of London working for ' Alexander Korda. i But glamorous Merle Oberon, who J sailed for England the moment she finished "Beloved Bnerily,” her latest Goldwyn production which stars her j with Brian Aherne and screens at the Plaza Theatre, ’Stratford, to-night, still remembers the days when doors did not fly open at: her knock and “getting started” seems an unnecessarily difficult process. Before her seventeenth birthday dawned, fate offered her an opportunity to accompany an army officer uncle on a trip to England. When it was time for him to return, however, she insisted upon remaining in London to carve out a stage career. But jobs in the theatre were not to be had. Her money went quickly. Soon her small capital was gone. London was a cold discouraging place. For want of something better she took a job as a hostess. She found she was able to obtain some extra work and for two years, worked obscurely in the British film studios. Then, one lucky day, Alexander Korda "discovered” her eating in the studio commissary and signed her. Her run of luck had changed. The actress who was to play the lead in “Wedding Rehearsal’? fell ill and Merle got the part. A lead in “Men of To-morrow” followed. Then came the role of Anne Boleyn in “The Private Life of Henry VIII,” which made the beauty and talent of Merle Oberon a topic of International discussion. “Thunder in the East,” ‘Broken Melody,’ and ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel” added to her fame. Then came Hollywood. She appeared opposite Maurice Chevalier in “Follies Bergere” and was signed to a starring contract with Samuel Goldwyn, for whom she made "The Dark Angel,” “These Three” and the current “Beloved Enemy,” all of which were released through United Artists. The story of “Beloved Enemy” casts Brian Aherne and Merle Oberon as a man and woman from two war, ring worlds who fall madly in love and follows their romance, carried on under fire, with both risking their lives to snatch a few hours together. Against shifting backgrounds the story proceeds to a thrilling climax. “It Isn’t Done” Cineso.und pioneered Australian sound motion pictures in 1931 with the production of “On Our Selection,” and has continued to set'the standard in local films. Now, Cinesound, continuing their wdi-ld production policy, presents, in their latest release, “It Isn’t Done,” the first, genuine all-star cast ever assembled in an Australian, picture.' And what a brilliant cast it is. Sterling favourites of stage and screen, including Cecil Kellaway, Frank Harvey, John Longden, Nellie Ferguson, Harvey Adams, Campbell Copelin and Sylvia Kellaway, together with Australia’s hew star "discovery,” lovely Shirley Ann Richards, in a bright, breezy, modern comedy-romance that sweep you on the magic wings of entertainment from Australia to England. It will screen at the Plaza on Saturday of next week and the following Monday and Tuesday. Try to imagine the fun when a cheery, big-hearted Australian squatter inherits an Earldom and takes London society by term, and you’ll have some small idea of the delights in “It Isn’t Done.” He broke every rule in the book of etiquette, while his lovely daughter broke every male heart in the'social register. “It Isn’t Done” .... but they did it. And how you’ll enjoy it! Leading English studies co-operated in the overseas sequenced of “It Isn’t Done,” which marks another giant step forward in Australian production, with photography, settings, sound .direction, cast performances, and, above all, entertainment value measuring right up to overseas . Directed by Australia’s “ace” director, Ken G. Hall, “It Isn’t Done” is ready and indeed worthy of ths world’s applause!