Plaza Theatre

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 451, 5 June 1937, Page 3

Plaza Theatre

To-day, Monday and Tuesday: “It Isn’t Done” (Cecil Kellawuy, Shirley Ann Richards, Frank Harvey). * * * Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: “Ramona” (Loretta Young, Don Ameche, Kent Taylor). * * * Saturday land Monday: “Swing Time” (Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore). ARLEN STARTS MANY PLAYERS ON STAR-ROAD Richard Arlen has acquired a reputation for establishing the futures of feminine newcomers to the screen. He is credited with giving scores of leading ladies their first big opportunities, many of whom went on to prominent stardom. in his current vehicle, Harold Bell Wright’s thrilling story of the New West, “Secret Valley," Twentieth Century-Fox release coming to the King’s next Thursday and Friday, ATlen once more presides at the debut of a new leading lady. Featured opposite the handsome hero is Virginia Griy, formerly a “standin, ’’ for whom the outdoor action dt'ama provides aq unusual “break” for her first leading role. Arlen, who has developed something of a sixth sense in judging the possibilities of feminine screen novices, declares: “I believe that Virginia Grey has more native talent than any leading ludy with whom I have ever worked. She handles dramatic scenes with the ease and assurance of a veteran, and it especially adept in delivering comedy lines. She bus a great career before her."

'ln “Secret Valley” Miss Grey is seen as a beautiful young Eastern girl who, having been tricked into marriage with a racketeer, escapes just af.er th e ceremony and seeks refuge on a Western ranch while awaiting an annulment.

Jack Mulh.lV-NJrtnan Willis, SidSaylor, Russell Hicks, Willie Fung and Maude Allen also appear prominently in “Sweat Valley," which was directed by Howard Bretherton and produced by Sol Lesser. THREE IN ONE Tom MValls, Ralph Lynn, Robertson Hare. There are three names co conjure with in the world of film en_ tertaihmenl Their association in j Comedy is perhaps unique, in that they have never k-t their public down. , They have retained, their high stan- ; dard of fooling with even greater sue-1 cess in their latest perpetration, | “Pot Luck.” Given their perfect; vehicle—they have combined to produce a glorious mixture of thrills and I laughs, and not a little first-class action. “All three together.” That association melans a lot—particularly to their admirers. And Walls-Lynn-Hare lans are legion in number. King’s, to.night and Monday. “BY BEN TRAVERS” Ben Travers is the author of the new Tom Walls film in which the “Three Mnsketgers of Mirth” make a welcome appeUrar.ce ait the King’s to-night and Monday evening. With Tom. Walls in this film Is Ralph Lynn, who has been his colleagitg in mirth for many years'. .ogetber they have appeared in many farces of which Ben TtUvers was the | author. Before either of them thought, of (he screen, they played together in the famous Aldwych farces, which were a great success. Ben Travers is one of the few wriers who sees u' script through from beginning to end. He writes the ; whol e of the. “rfiootihg script" him-i eelf, and during the making of the picture he is continually “on the lot” making suggestions and supervising the detail. Many of Ben Travers' plays ran for months, and a number of them have been adapted for the screen.