COSY THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 October 1939, Page 2

COSY THEATRE

“TRAPPED IN THE SKY.” Jack Holt tops his own high record of consistently' thrilling dramatic and timely films with his newest production, “Trapped in the Sky,” which will be finally shown tonight. “HITCH HIKE LADY.” There are laughs galore in “HitchHike Lady,” , co-starring Alison Skipworth and Arthur Treacher, and which will come to the Cosy Theatre tomorrow night. This is the story of a widowed old lady who sets out from England to visit her son at the “San Quentin” Rancho, quite oblivious of the fact that he is really in the San Quentin Gaol. She becomes a hitchhiker because she falls in with a thief who promises to take her across America by car for thirty dollars, and then leaves her stranded. Kindly, and both honest and dishonest people assist her —Mae Clarke and Jimmy Ellison being the honest young people, and Arthur Treacher and Warren Hymer are the kindly crooks. Arthur Treacher is quite magnificent in his scheming in trying to get “mother” —as they all now affectionately call her—to her destination.

The other chief attraction is “Let’s Make A Night of It,” the spectacular musical film. It is essentially a gay, irresponsible production, containing something to charm all tastes. Although it has been described as a “film revue” —which indeed it is, since it contains a cast of variety favourites never before seen together in one single . entertainment —it has a strong story interest. Buddy Rogers and June Clyde, the two young American stars, play the leading roles in “Let’s Make a Night of It.” Buddy appears as a waiter with musical ambitions who falls in love with Peggy (June Clyde), the daughter of a night-club king. Fred Emmey, a comedian from the stage, and Iris iHoey, are also in the picture.