STATE THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 October 1939, Page 2

STATE THEATRE

“THE ARIZONA WILDCAT.” Jane Withers brings her own brand of law and order to the West in “The Arizona Wildcat,” to be shown tonight at the State Theatre. This is just about the best Jane Withers picture the popular young star has ever made. Here is the type of picture Jane does best and the kind of role her fans are eager to see her in. What with gold missing from the mine, the stagecoach stuck up, a whole town shot up and the sheriiT in cahoots with the crooks, there is enough action for a dozen pictures —and Jane’s right in the middle of it. Leo Carrillo, one of the screen’s great character actors, plays a prominent part in the film and gets as much enjoyment out of his role as the audience does. He is seen as Jane’s adopted daddy and between them they make things hot for the bandits operating in the town. The story opens with fi stage coach, drawn by two runaway horses, racing up the main street of Mineville, Arizona. When it is brought to a halt, the bul-let-riddled bodies of the driver and two guards offer mute testimony that the coach has been held up and robbed of the gold it was carrying. Thesheriff (Henry Wilcoxon) rides off with his deputies in search of the criminals. From that point on there is plenty of excitement. In addition to brilliant performances by Jane Withers and Leo Carrillo, an excellent supporting cast, featuring Pauline Moore, William Henry, Henry Wilcoxon, Douglas Fowley and Etienne Girardot, contributes splendid performances. . The other feature is “The Edge of the World,” a true life drama. The chief feature at the State Theatre on Friday night will be “The Little Princess,” starring Shirley Temple.