STATE THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 April 1939, Page 2

STATE THEATRE

“THE'COWBOY AND THE LADY.” Contrasting the glitter and glamour of smart society in Washington and Florida with the romance and adventure of Cowboy Land in the Golden West, “The Cowboy and the Lady,” is a comedy-romance of modern-day life, and will be shown tonight at the State Theatre. To heighten the rich, emotional drama of this exciting story,. the director has teamed (for the first time on the screen) Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon. Coopei - is cast as a cowboy who rides the range alone —until he comes East for a rodeo show and meets Merle Oberon, spoiled and petted society darling. They immediately join forces in a high-powered, fastpaced romance which is spiked with riotous laughs and down-to-earth drama. As the story opens, Merle Oberon is rushed out of Washington to Florida to avoid a scandal involving her in a night-club raid. She becomes bored with the quiet out-of-season Florida life, and impetuously decides to go out on a blind date with —of all the people in the world —her maid and her cook. Misadventure follows when she is partnered with square-shooting Gary. Not suspecting that the lady is just seeing how the other half lives, it is love at first sight for the lean and rangy cowboy. And when she, too, capitulates to romance, there follows a series of amusing and exciting adventures which lead to a smashing and breath-taking climax. Afforded an opportunity to display again the talents which first brought him screen fame, Cooper is seen not only as a fast-riding, cow-punching, broncho-busting cowboy, but arouses additional interest by singing for the first time on the screen. "The Cowboy and the Lady” reveals the pictorial brilliance of the great outdoors in the East and West in a story that has romance, glamour, humour and drama. Supporting Cooper and Miss Oberon are such notable players as Patsy Kelly, Walter Brennan, Fuzzy Knight and Henry Kolker.