COSY THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 January 1941, Page 2

COSY THEATRE

“BLOCK-HEADS.” I Hilarity reaches a new height i; J Laurel and Hardy’s comedy hit. “Block ' Heads,” which will be shown to ’ night. "Block-Heads'’ starts wit) la tangy breeze* of mirth and ends wit! ■ a whirlwind of insanity .one of th' ■ most ludicrous finales that has eve [ graced a Laurel and Hardy product I Interspersed are rare gems of com ■ edic and pantomimic arts. Gags art j fresh and frequent. Action goes alonj I with a refreshing spontaneity anc I the players react with apparent onj joyment. Stan Laurel impersonate: I America’s man of the hour, whose mos; recent exploit has made the front pages of the country’s newspapers 1 Oliver Hardy, once his war buddy, hastens to invite the hero to share his home, but his wife has other ideas. With domestic bickerings and misinterpreted friendships throwing the pair into a welter of mirthful woe, Laurel and Hardy muddle, through in their own inimitable style to a gloriously funny conclusion. I The other feature is “Too Hot to 1 Handle,” featuring Clark Gable, Myrna | Loy. Walter Connolly and Leo Carillo. ■is a brilliant comedy romance. Action ranges from New York and Shanghai to the high seas and Dutch Guiana jungles. Gable plays a newsreel cameraman. Miss Loy an aviatrix. She flys on a mercy mission, /arid Gable in quest of a “scodp” manages to bring about a crackup. She pilots him in an ancient “crate” while he films a blazing liner from the air. He | stands amid bombs to film Oriental I warfare. There is a hoax expose and j out of it a romance. Walter Pidgeonl plays Gable’s principal rival. Walter Connolly and Leo Carrillo the two im- j portant comedy roles.