TWO FEATURES AT THE STATE.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 September 1940, Page 10

TWO FEATURES AT THE STATE.

GENE AUTRY AND JANE WITHERS. Packed with roaring adventure, rollicking fun, trigger-fast action and five tuneful new songs, "Shooting High," a colourful action-romance of the West which heads the outstanding doublefeature programme now showing at the Etate Theatre, brings the popular Gene Autry and Jane Withers together for the first time. Gene plays the part of Will Carson, whose one ambition in life is to clear the name of his grandfather, Wild Bill Carson, who was unjustly accused of being a member of a robber band. As daughter of the town banker, Jane aids Gene not only in the fight to vindicate his grandfather, but also in his efforts to capture the heart of Jane's older sister, played by Marjorie Weaver. In this picture Gene has two solo numbers, "Only One Love in a Lifetime" and "Little Old Band of Gold." He sings both with his usual fine feeling and skill. Together Jane and Gene sing "Shanty of Dreams" and "Wanderers," while Jane Withers puts across a rollieking number called "on the Rancho with My Pancho" with rare zest. The associate feature is the chilling murder-mystery drama "The Spider." Derrick de Marney and Jean Gillie head the cast of this amazing story of a clever criminal who becomes caught in the net of his own diabolical plans. Commencing on Friday next at the State Theatre is 20th Century-Fox's outstanding picturisation of John Steinbeck's great novel "The Grapes of Wrath."