REGENT THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 May 1939, Page 2

REGENT THEATRE

“THREE LOVES HAS NANCY.” An ultra-modern story of a “quadrangle” supplants the age-old tale of the triangle in a new. bright, and breezy comedy, “Three Loves Has Nancy,” which comes to the Regent Theatre tonight. Janet Gaynor, Robert Montgomery, and Franchot Tone offer a brilliant array of talent in the principal roles. Miss Gaynor, in the best part she has had since the memorable “Seventh Heaven” and “A Star Was Born,” gives a persuasive and sympathetic portrayal of a small-town girl who is given an insight into the sophistications of New York by Montgomery and Tone, her rivals in love. Montgomery has a made-to-order assignment as the flippant novelist. Franchot Tone handles the part of the publisher with polish and suavity. The carefully-chosen supporting cast includes Guy Kibbee as a bewildered and helpless father, Claire Dodd as ■ a designing actress’ and Reginald Owen as a light-fingered and very funny butler. Richard. Thorpe, whose latest contribution was “The Crowd Roars,” continues to turn out hits as is evidenced in his direction of the new comedy. The story, laid against a background of ultra-modern New York life, tells of the troubles resulting from a novelist’s casual invitation to a small-town girl to avail herself of his help if she ever encountered trouble on a visit to the big city. She does. The manner in which three men become involved in an unusual and frantic courtship of the girl provides reason for the loud laughter that the picture evokes. An excellent supporting programme includes “Man’s Greatest Friend,” a Pete Smith specialty; “Feed ’Em And Weep,” “Our Gang” comedy; “How To Watch Football,” a particularly ~amusing Robert Benchley comedy; “Tupapaoo,” M.G.M. miniature and the latest overseas newsreels.