REGENT THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 May 1939, Page 2

REGENT THEATRE

“TOO HOT TO BjANDLE.”

It was a highly satisfied crowd that surged out of the Regent Theatre on Saturday evening—the reason being the opening screening of “Too Hot To Handle,” which will be shown until Tuesday evening. Starring Myrna Loy and Clark Gable the picture contains everything which appeals to the theatre audience —thrills and humour included. The notable feature of the picture was the natural acting of the whole cast, from principals down. As rival newsreel cameramen Clark Gable and Walter Pidgeon are engaged in the filming of the war in China—and the way in which they endeavour to put “scoops” each other is rich in humour. Myrna Loy as an aviatrix on a round the world flight in an endeavour to win enough money to organise an air search for her brother—believed to be held prisoner in South America by “voodoo” native worshippers. When landing at Shanghai the aviatrix fouls a sound equipment truck and a terrific fire takes place—after Gable has rescued her and filmed the. fire. Walter Pidgeon steals the film and alters the sequences—resulting in a fine tangle for the cameramen and the aviatrix, who is accused of staging a publicity act. She becomes “Too Hot To Handle.” Subsequently her brother is rescued in a thrilling fashion. A flight over \a burning munitions ship and a thrilling street battle in New, York are sequences.

The supporting programme is a worthy prelude to the picture. Newsreels abounding with interest; a delightful colour classic, “Little Lamby;” an excellent Fitzpatrick travel talk on Sydney (in beautiful technicolour). The rounding off to an excellent programme is “Follow The Arrow,” a Grantland Rice sports talk, starring Howard Hill, whose acts with the bow and arrow must be seen to be credited.