King's Theatre

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

King's Theatre

To-day and Monday: “Pot Luck” (Tom Walls, Ralph Lynn); “Wildcat” (Scott Colton, Jean Rogers). * * •» Tuesday and Wednesday: “California Straight Ahead" (John Wayne, Louise Latimer); “Secret Valley” (Richard Arlen, Virginia Grey). FINDS IDEAL SPOT TO FILM “RAMONA” Director Henry King travelled more ■than 2,0-00 miles in search of the ideal locality for the • outdoor scenes of “Ramonu,” Twentieth Century-Fox picture opening next Wednesday at the Plaza Thealtre and- filmed entirely in the new perfected Technicolour, before selecting the San Jacinto mountains as the perfect site. Loretta Young plays the title role in th e production, with Don Ameche, Kent Taylor, Pauline Frederick, Jtae Darweil, Katherine De Mille and John Carradine also featured. LORETTA YOUNG MEETS CHALLENGE “Ramona” is the most formidable histrionic challenge I havg ever met." The speaker whs Loretta Young, who plays the title role in the Twentieth Century-Fox picture, produced in the new perfected Technicolour, which screens at the Plaza next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, discussing the film between scenes during production, / ' “It is a challenging role,” Miss Young continued, "because it requires an understanding of an almost forgotten psychology—the subtle’ motivations of a young girl experiencing the type of love that comes only rarely to anyone. “Ramona was one of the loveliest characters who ever lived. She was tremulous at the first strange prompt" ing of her heart, but in her own innocent way she recognised her destiny and fought for it with all the means in her power. “This is a picture that I shall always remember as a joyous adventure in film production.” Don Ameche, Kent Taylor, Pauline Frederick, Jane Warwell, Katherine De Mille and John Carradine are also featured in the production.

HECTIC COURTSHIP FOR FRED ASTAIRE IN “SWING TIME" “Lucky in love, unlucky at cards” it an adage ttat works backward as far as Fled Astaire is concerned in “Swing Time,” this new RKO Radio filmusical in which the nimble star is again teamed with Ginger Rogers. It will screen at the Plaza, next Sut. urday and Monday. Engaged to a girl, Betty Furnest, whom he feels he has to marry as soon at he makes 25,000 dollars, and anxiously looking for some way out of the engagement so he can marry Miss Rogers instead, Astaire finds his romantic problems' multiplying as a result of her sheer inability to lose at the gaming table. This situation leads to many of ithe gay and uproariously funny moments of the tuneful offering, and it is farther complicated by the ardent efforts of George.. Metaxa as a conceited orchestra leader to marry Miss Rogers, and by the- side-splitting interference of a new comedy team, Victor Moore and Helen Broderick, who toss plenty of unintentional obstacles in ithe path of the two stars 1 ., ,

Jerome Kearn’s delightful musical offerings, the new and sensational “The Waltz in Swing Time” danced by Astaire and Miss Rogers,, and a spectacular “Bojanglee of Harlem” solo number by Astaire in black face, are among the many features of this Panijra S. Berman production, which was directed by George Stevens’. F. .d Astaire goes- black face for ho flrsit time in “Swing Time," his new co-t tarring RKO Radio fi'm with Ginger Rogers. His donning of (he burnt cork comes in the course of the spectacular “Bojangles of Harlem” number, a glittering John Harkrider scenic creation of glass and chromium, in which he cavorts' in a unique hand-and-foot tap dance to th a rhythmic accompaniment of twenty-foul-; dancing girls. ECONOMICAL COUGH CURE 7 QUICKLY PREPARED AT HOME. Why spend pounds on cough mixture? Save your money! Buy a 2/6 bottle of HEENJjO (Heart's Essence), and get rid of colds inexpensively and quickly.. One bottle mixed simply at home makes a supply that will last months. Saves 10/-. Brings quick relief to hacking coughs and sore throats. Children love it. AU Chemists and Stares. 1

, FILM IN CHURCH t LONDON EXPERIMENT . , London's first moving picture reli. gious service will be held on June 5. The service- will include a screening [ of “The Passing of the Third Floor ! Back.” 1 The Rev. Bran Hession, the organL iseit, told a representative of the Daily Telegraph that film services in ’ the country had .attracted big audi--1 enees, and he had decided to tny the 1 experiment in London. • The average church service does : not reach the multitude, and films i obviously talk the language they un_ >' derstand,” said- Mr Hession. “It is i time an attempt was- made to use ' films for good." The service will begin with a “shot" , of the, Cross, and then the words of .. ’the hymn “Praise My’Soul, the King . of Heaven.” The screen then will fade to the -words, “Let us pray,” and the Lord’s Prayer. “I aesure you it will be a new experience to hear 2000 worshippers . praying .simultaneously,” added Mr . Hession. “After that I will read the lesson, there will be another hymn, I and the film. 'The passing- of the . Third' Floor Back.’ ” ■ The service will finish with a. hymn . while the collection is being made. , Mr Hession’s experiment is supported by a number of bishops and leading clergymen. .