COMING ATTRACTIONS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 May 1940, Page 9

COMING ATTRACTIONS

COSY THEATRE. FRIDAY, Saturday, Monday: "LOST JUNGLE," Clyde Beatty, Cecilia Parker, Syd. Taylor and Jack Carlyle, in a thrilling and exciting romance ol adventure in the African jungles, screening with “GREAT GUY,” featuring James Cagney and Mae Clarke, in a story with enough tense and exciting situations to satisfy the most critical. This season is additionally notable as it sees the comtnencement of the great new serial, “THE LONE RANGER RIDES AGAIN.” TUESDAY, Wednesday, Thursday: “FEATHER YOUR NEST," the irrepressable George Formby at his rollicking best in a . comedy bubbling . over with laughter and melody. It’s a riot of fun. “ARMY GIRL, ’ with Madge Evans, 11. B. Warner, and Preston Foster in a rousing romance and stirring spectacle of life in the army. COMING SOON: Grand return of “SAN FRANCISCO” (Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald and Spencer Tracy in one of the most outstanding pictures the screen has known. REGENT THEATRE. SATURDAY, Monday. Tuesday: “RUfcERS OF THE SEA,” the greatest sea epic of the screen. Produced by Frank Lloyd, the maker of “Cavalcade,” "Mutiny of the Bounty” and “Sea Hawk.” It is a story of gallant romantic adventure, filled with excitement and vigorous action and sweeping spectacle. The sea shots as the gallant little steamship makes history with the first crossing of the Atlantic under steam-power, are some of the most outstanding ever caught by a camera. A mighty cast is headed by Will Fyfl'e (the great Scottish character actor), Margaret Lockwood, Douglas Fairbanks Junr., George Bancroft and Montague Love. The supporting programme has been specially chosen to match the quality of the feature and include the latest Air Mail News, a Sportlight fishing thrill, a Popeye Cartoon, and an outstanding item in the “Blue Danube” waltz, played by the famous Philharmonic Orchestra of New York. "WEDNESDAY, Thursday. Friday: “EACH DAWN I DIE” (James Cagney, George Raft, Jane Bryan and Victor Jory), in an intensely frank, tough and excittng prison drama that holds one spellbound. Both Cagney and Raft are acknowledged the screen’s leading “bad men” but it is doubtful if ever they have given more dynamic portrayals. Excellent j and varied featurettes complete the programme. COMING SHORTLY: “THE CAT AND THE CANARY,” “DAUGHTERS COURAGEOUS,” “AT THE CIRCUS,” “BABES IN ARMS.” “BROADWAY SERENADE,” "THE - "WOMEN,” “GULLIVER’S TRAVELS,” and other great hits. STATE THEATRE. TONIGHT (Friday): “OVER THE MOON,” starring Merle Oberon. Rex Harrison, and Robert Douglas. A delightful Alexander Korda comedy all in gorgeous technicolour. Also screening is the special Fox Aussie number of the funeral of the late Michael Joseph Savage —500 feet of film, showing many scenes of the impressive gatherings from Wellington to Bastion Point, Auckland. WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY: The new laughing musical sensation, introducing filmdom's first famous musical jackpot! Kay Kyser, Adolphe Menjou in “THAT’S RIGHT—YOU’RE WRONG;" also screening on this programme will be a smart, sophisticated, drama of modern marriages and their complications, “MARRIED AND IN LOVE." with Alan Marshal. Barbara Read, Patrie Knowles and Helen Vinsen. FRIDAY NEXT: Charles Laughton, giving the finest performance of his career in Victor Hugo’s mighty drama “THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.”