STATE THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 January 1941, Page 2

STATE THEATRE

■'SECOND FIDDLE." I : -Second Fiddle" and "High School." i will be finally shown tonight. The i pictures are excellent ones, featuring Sonja Henie and Tyronnc Power and i Jane Withers, respectively. "CAPTAIN CAUTION." ! With a cast studded with topnotch stars and players, and a story of ; breathless excitement. Kenneth Rob--1 erts's sweeping sea saga. "Captain Cau- ! tion." will be shown tomorrow night 'at the State Theatre. The production ; co-stars Victor Mature and Louise ■ Platt, with prominent roles played by ! Leo Carrillo. Bruce Cabot. Vivienne | Osborne. Robert Barrat. Miles Mander, lEI Brendel and Roscoe Ates. The pic- ! lure opens aboard the American mer- ' chant vessel. Olive Branch, shortly afI ter the beginning of the war of 1812. : The Olive Branch has been on the | seas, homeward bound from the ! Orient, for 108 days and is unaware of I the war on the high seas. She is I captured by a British naval vessel and i during the fighting, the captain is i killed and his daughter, a high spirited. forceful young lady, as well as the • rest of the crew are captured. When, i however, the Olive Branch is recaptured 'by an American vessel. Corunna, the captain's daughter, takes over. Although she is deeply in love with Captain Caution, played by Victor Mature. Corunna has him put in chains because he laughs at her plans to get a commission and to take part in the war. From then on to the smash hit climax in French waters, the story of "Captain Caution" fills the screen with scenes of tense excitement. Distinguished acting is contributed by Louise Platt and Victor Mature in the principal roles.