COMING ATTRACTIONS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 December 1940, Page 9

COMING ATTRACTIONS

REGENT THEATRE. FRIDAY, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday: “Gunner George," the riot of fun, featuring the inimitable George Formby. This time lie is pressed into the Naval Secret Service and just all he does to Hitler’s secret agents is impossible to describe. Songs include “My Grandfather’s Flannelette Nightshirt” and “Dont the Wind Grow Cold.” Made for laughter purposes it succeeds in even greater measure than his previous great successes. Featurettes include the latest Cinesound News, an absorbing study, “Men in Danger,” an all-colour classic and a Pathe Pictorial. WEDNESDAY, Thursday, Friday: “THE GREAT WALTZ.” The return of what the management claim to be the greatest musical of all time, including the haunting Strauss waltzes. It features Louise Rainer, Fernand Gravet and the golden-voiced songstress Militza Korjus. Glorious set- . tings with romance add* further beauty to a production of exceptional beauty and quality. This return season has been arranged in response to hundreds of requests. COMING:— “THE GHOSTBREAKERS” (a riotous thriller), “ELIZABETH AND ESSEX" (Bette Davis and Errol Flynn in all-colour), “I LOVE YOU AGAIN” (Myrna Loy and William Powell in their outstanding comedy success).

STATE THEATRE. TONIGHT (Friday), Saturday and Monday: Out of Hollywood, from the studio that gave patrons “Alexander's Ragtime Band,” and “Jesse James,” comes a powerful drama— Tyrone Power and Dorothy Larncur in 20th Century-Fox’s sensational picture, “JOHNNY APOLLO.” Not since ’’Jesse James" has Tyrone Power had such a role, while Dorothy Lamour, gives a splendid per- ► formance. Featurettes presented will include a Sports Review entitled “Timber Toppers,” a Lew Lehr comedy, “Silly Seasons,” Terrytoons and latest Air Mail News, depicting vivid pictures of raids on London, and devastation wrought by enemy bombers. FRIDAY NEXT: A comedy riot that the management state will take the town by storm—“SAPS AT SEA,” with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Those old salts, Commodore Stan and Admiral Babe, go off on a rollicking ocean voyage tied firmly to the dock. Then their moorings bust loose and the fun begins in the most hilarious film of their uproarious careers. The management of the State Theatre draws special attention,to an important short subject that’ will screen on this programme. It is the film entitled "LONDON CAN TAKE IT,” and has been airmailed to New Zealand by special arrangement with Sir Harry Batterbee, High Commissioner for the United Kingdom. Depicting London as nightfall, the arrival of German bombers whose heavy drone fills the I * air—then the vivid display of gunfire as the anti-aircraft guns burst into action—its keynote lies in the steady morale of the civilian army under a heavy bombardment. Tne commentary is by Qucntein Reynolds, the war correspondent of “Colliers Weekly” and he concludes. “Bombs cannot kill an unconquerable spirit.” A further special presentation will be the latest March of Time, “America v. Japan and the

Philippines.” This the management assure patrons will be an outstanding programme. COSY THEATRE. FRIDAY, Saturday, Monday: “GIT ALONG LITTLE DOGIES," Gene Autry's latest and finest western musical romance in which no less than seven favourite cowboy num* hers are featured. Associate feature. “YOU'RE NOT SO TOUGH" (the Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys) in their fastest and funniest film. TUESDAY. Wednesday, Thursday: “MEIN KAMPF.” the amazing film in which Hitler is convicted on of *his own words. A film of tremendous power that should be seen. An associate feature is GRANDPA GOES TO TOWN.”