RECENT THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 January 1939, Page 2

RECENT THEATRE

“THAT CERTAIN AGE.”

More vivacious and likeable than ever, Deanna Durbin scores another hit in her latest picture, “That Certain Age,” . which will be shown again tonight at the Regent Theatre and which has drawn packed houses. As the daughter of a wealthy newspaper proprietor Deanna embarks upon a troubled romance when, although regarded by everyone as a child, she makes an unwilling hero of a returned war correspondent, a part admirably played by Melvyn Douglas. Action, sparkling comedy, and music are about equally blended in this bright picture, which teems with memorable incidents. Altogether it is a picture that can truthfully be said to suit all tastes. Included in a strong supporting programme is an illuminating review of Britain’s troubles in Palestine, and a New Zealand" “movielogue” full of interesting glimpses of the Dominion. “THE DEAD END KIDS.” “The Dead End Kids” make of “Little Tough Guy,” which will be shown on Saturday at the Regent Theatre, a well-balanced mixture of tragedy and comedy. Tragedy is the central theme of the picture, but it does not entirely dominate it, and the young actors are really brilliant in some uproarious scenes. The story traces the descent of an average family through the father becoming mixed up in a strike and being executed for murder. The eldest son (Jackie Searl) grows to hate the law and order, and when, in a new neighbourhood, he*becomes the leader ■of a group of boys bordering on the hoodlum stage, he progresses from petty thievery almost to murder. Interwoven with this central story is the effort of the boy’s sister (Helen Parrish) to save him from the fate of a “tough guy.” The simple and direct story ends with Nemesis overtaking the “little tough guys,” but in a more pleasant form than they had anticipated. “Little Tough Guy” is a gripping story of one of America’s foremost social problems and withal is very fine entertainment.'