STATE THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 September 1940, Page 2

STATE THEATRE

“HE MARRIED HIS WIFE.” Joel McCrea and Nancy Kelly are co-starred in “He Married His Wife,” a gay comedy which will be shown tonight at the State Theatre. Other favourite names are included in the cast and fans will welcome the latest appearances of Roland Young, Mary Boland and Cesar Romero. Also featured are Mary Healy, Lyle Talbot, Elisha Cook Junr., and Barnett Parker. The original story is a gay, informal tale which opens on a scene between Joel and Nancy, celebrating the first anniversary of their divorce. Joel, who is liable for a phenomenal amount of alimony, is a bit behind in his latest payment and Nancy immediately has him jailed. She does this not out of a vindictive spirit, however, but because she still loves him and wants to bring Joel to his senses if possible. It was his passion for horses and horse racing that caused the divorce and it is this same passion ..that is keeping them apart and delaying his payments. With the help of his lawyer, Roland Young, Joel decides to marry Nancy to someone else so he will be no longer obligated, and just the kind of man an ex-husband would pick to marry his wife turns up in the person of Lyle Talbot, an old friend. Talbot’s a rather colourless fellow even though he has just returned from two years in Persia. When Mary Boland invites them all for a weekend party at her home, Joel senses this will be his opportunity to foster a romance between Nancy and Talbot. He arranges for moonlight, perfect weather and appropriate music, but his plans are thwarted when the handsome Cesar Romero turns up to pay dashing attentions to Nancy. The hilarious results of this comedy of errors make for a really enjoyable movie evening.