REGENT THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 May 1940, Page 2

REGENT THEATRE

“DAUGHTERS COURAGEOUS.” “Daughters Courageous” should definitely be on all Regent patrons’ “Must See” list. It easily ranks with the fin-' est. “Daughters Courageous” will be shown tonight. Heading its cast are John Garfield and Priscilla Lane, with a notable supporting group of players, including the two other Lane girls, Rosemary and Lola, Gale Page, Fay Bainter, Jeffrey Lynn, Claude Rains, Frank McHugh, May Robson and Dick Foran. All of the cast of “Four Daughters” are present again, with the delightful addition of Fay Bainter in the role of the young and modern mother of the four girls, and Donald Crisp, as her solid, middleaged fiancee. The story of “Daughters Courageous,” however, deals with an entirely different family than last year’s screen play, and while the two films share the same charming, heartwarming quality, the new one has a good deal more humour interspersed with the romance. This time the girls have a mother, and it is the mother’s problem which primarily concerns the family. Woven into the story is a modern version of the Enoch Arden theme, which introduces a real problem in human relationship, for as the mother is about to remarry, her first husband and the father of the girls, turns up after a twenty-year absence. Shall she welcome back the father of her four girls, the irresponsible but charming husband who deserted her when the children were babies? Shall she give up the steady, respectable business man who loves and wants to marry her and has promised to give the girls the financial help they need for happy futures? This is the problem which the story poses and it is answered in a manner that will interest every member of any family. Much of the comedy is concerned with the engagement of the oldest daughter to a very budget-conscious young man, played by Frank McHugh, and with the football player played by Dick Foran, who is trying to decide which of the two “middle” daughters he is most in love with. There is a brilliant supporting bill. Featurettes include the latest Air Mail News, a Porky Cartoon, and a splendid all-colour animal study. Plans are at Nimmo’s and theatre, and early booking is advised.