STATE THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 May 1939, Page 2

STATE THEATRE

“KENTUCKY.” With the glorious tradition of the Blue Grass country as its background and the famed Kentucky Derby as its spectacular climax, “Kentucky,” a production which has been photographed in brilliant technicolour, will be shown tonight at the ■ State Theatre with Loretta Young and Richard Greene heading a fine cast. Much of “Kentucky” was filmed on location in the heart of the Blue Grass state, and the picture is a revelation of the luxuriant beauty of this land where thoroughbreds roam the meadows behind white fences. Moreover, in bringing out the depth and brilliance of the country, the jewelled hues of the jockeys’ silks, the crowds and the Derby itself, technicolour was never used to better advantage. In fact, after seeing “Kentucky” through the lens of the technicolour camera, it is difficult to imagine how the film could possibly have been made in any other way. Nothing but colour could do justice to such a setting, and few stories could so richly deserve the considerably more expensive technique of, colour photography. The outbreak of the Civil War forms what might almost be termed a prologue to the story; it establishes a feud between the houses of Dillon and Goodwin which continues through all the years that follow, up to the present time. Then Jack Dillon, played by Richard Greene, returns from an eight-year stay in England and x falls in love with Sally Goodwin. (Loretta Young). Shortly after his return, Jack gets into a quarrel with his father and leaves home. He looks for a job at the Goodwin stables as a"*trainer and gets it. The romance between Sally and Jack starts that day. Lovely Loretta Young has never been better and it almost seems that the role of Sally Goodwin was conceived with her in mind. Richard Greene is splendid as Jack Dillon while Walter Brennan does the finest bit of acting in his career. Douglas Dumbrille, Karen Morley and Moroni Olsen, along with the remainder of the cast, are excellent.