STATE THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 October 1940, Page 2

STATE THEATRE

“TURNABOUT" A BRILLIANT COMEDY.

There was a crowded house at the State Theatre on Saturday night when one of the most brilliantly acted, and greatest laugh producing comedies ever seen on the screen, “Turnabout” was presented. The audience was kept in a state of continual laughter as the result of the extremely funny situations presented to them. “Turnabout” is the right tonic in these trying war days and is a sure cure for the blues. Those who enjoy a good laugh and clean healthy comedy should not miss seeing “Turnabout.” The laughter was so loud and continuous that at times it was difficult to hear what the artists were saying. In this new production, Carole Landis, a lovely newcomer to the screen, is co-starred with John Hubbard, last seen on the screen in “The Housekeeper’s Daughter." These stars are supported by a brilliant cast of players which includes Adolphe Menjou, William Gargan, Mary Astor, Verree Teasdale, Donald Meek and Margaret Roach. The hilarious plot of “Turnabout” concerns the high jinks produced when Miss Landis as Mrs Willows and Hubbard as her husband change sexes. The shapely Miss Landis steps into her husband’s oversize shoes and experiments with the problems faced by the male portion of humanity. Six-foot, broad shouldered Hubbard becomes a fashionable society matron and flutters about at cocktail parties while his wife wears the pants —literally. Several of the largest and most lavish sets Hollywood has seen in recent years were constructed for “Turnabout,” the most outstanding among these being a replica of a skyscraper office building which houses the advertising firm where a great part of the action takes place. After our hero and heroine change places and sexes in “Turnabout,” chaos and confusion ensue. Hubbard’s partners in the film, Adolphe Menjou and William Gargan, cannot understand the sudden femininity of their associate who manages to cause all sorts of damage to the prestige of the firm and to lose it most of its valuable clientele. Back home, the same sort of thing happens for the somewhat masculine-looking lady of the house is hardly proficient with the servants and no match for the correct social life.