REGENT THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 January 1941, Page 2

REGENT THEATRE

! A MICKEY ROONEY PICTURE. I ; Mickey Rooney in his latest film.' j “Andy Hardy Meets a Debutante.’’' (which will be shown tonight.' I continues his portrayal of Andy Hardy, i the son of a small town judge, who’ has “ a way with wimmen," and who: ; once more gets himself involved in a' ’ I series of misfortunes which colour his; ; outlook and philosophy for a long' lime. In this film Andy is in love with 1 “Daphne Fowler. "Number One Glam-1 our Girl.’’ whose picture is in every; , magazine and whose face is as familiar i I'to .Americans as their favourite movie I > stars. Andy feels that his passion is of I the hopeless variety, as Daphne rives 1 in New York, and he seems destined to . end his days in Carvel. With this In j mind he openly boasts of his acquain-i I lance with Miss Fowler, and tells hisj I old love. Polly, that he is now attached to Daphne. His consternation is! . great, as might be expected, when he I reaches heme to hear his father an-s : nounce that the whole family is) I bound for New York at the earliest! possible moment. The judge has a‘ lease to try. and evidence must be in-!

i ken to New York immediately. Over- , ruling Andy’s obvious reluctance to ! come, the judge forces him to accom- ' pans- the family, and Andy leaves Carvel miserable in the knowledge that he will “lose face" once lie returns with no evidence that he knows the deb. of the hour. When they arrive in New York they find Betsy Booth (Judy Garland ’, who has known and adored I Andy for a long time. Betsy has pro-' cured a flat for them and does her best j to make Andy happy. He has no eyes j for Betsy, however, and gets her to; borrow some dress clothes so than he; can attend a fashionable restaurant where Daphne is supposed to attend. .A film like this has ample scope for an actor of Mickey Rooney’s capabilities. and he makes, as usual, the most of his opportunities. There are plenty of laughs in the film, and the young i star is supported by the rest ol the now well-known Hardy family, with Lewis Stone the kindly judge who has quite a lot of wise sayings to propound. There is an entertaining sup-1 porting programme. j