COSY THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 December 1940, Page 2

COSY THEATRE

“SPY FOR A DAY." The final screening of this mirthprovoking comedy will take place tonight. “KEEP SMILING.” “Keep Smiting” is one of those screen tonics that come only once in a long while —an infectiously happy, lilting film with a perfect cast. It will be shown tomorrow night and should send everybody away happier than they’ve felt in years. Happiness is the keynote of the story. Gracie Fields’s role is one of the finest she has had — leader of a variety troupe, their guide, philosopher and friend, a tower of strength in times of trouble. She has many songs, both comic and ’’straight,” singing them as only she can. The production itself is on a lavish scale, with action and thrills going hand in hand with laugh after laugh. There are refreshing village scenes, scenes “down on the farm,” aboard a river houseboat, in London, in the pier pavilion at a seaside reso’rt. The film is one to do justice to f the amazing genius of its star, who has an excellent cast in support, including Mary Maguire, Roger Livesey, Peter Coke and “Skippy.” Monty Banks, who directed Gracie Fields in her successful “We’re Going to be Rich,” also directed this picture. J. P. Marquand’s famous Saturday Evening Post sleuth, Mr Moto, resumes his career of catching murderers in “Mr Moto’s Last Warning,” the associate feature. Peter Lorre again plays the starring role, with Ricardo Cortez, Virginia Field, John Carradine, George Sanders and Joan Carol featured in the cast. Executive Producer Sol M. Wurtzel selected Norman Foster to direct the production, the screen play for which was authored by Foster and Philip MacDonald.