REGENT THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 February 1941, Page 2

REGENT THEATRE

“TWO GIRLS ON BROADWAY." — ; The screen's newest dance team. ! composed of Lana Turner and George | Murphy, makes its bow in the stream- | lined musical. -Two Girls on Broad- ' way," which will come to the Regent Theatre today. Miss Turner and ■ Murphy, together with Joan Biondell I headline the cast of this dramatic pro- | duction with a musical background I telling the story of two sisters who j journey from a small Mid-Western j town to New York City in an attempt ! to crash the big time shows. The ro-' mance centres about the love of the, two girls for (he same boy. dancer Eddie Kerns, portrayed by Murphy, i Screen polls and the public’s reaction' have hailed Lana Turner as the most popular and most talented of Holly- . wood's current younger stars and her role in “Two Girls on Broadway” gives j her increased opportunity to confirm : this verdict. Murphy comes to the ' new musical direct from his success: with Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell ■ in “Broadway Melody of 1940." while; the popular Miss Blondell makes herj first appearance tinder the M.G.M.i banner in (he streamlined musical., 1 Two new song hits are heard in the! production. They are "My Wonderful One Let’s Dance,’’ written by Nacio! Herb Brown. Arthur Freed and Roger Edens, and "Broadway’s Still Broad- i way,” by Harry Revel and Ted Fetter. Kent Taylor, last seen in “I Take This Woman.” heads the supporting; cast of “Two Girls on Broadway.” Also, in the cast are Richard Lane. Wallace j Ford, Otto Hahn. Lloyd Corrigan. • Don Wilson and Charles Wagonheim. : The film was produced by Jack Cum- ; mings whose other musical hits in- ! elude the recently released “Broadway : Melody of 1940.” The featurettes include the latest i Air Mail News, and a bright cartoon. i Plans are at Nimmo's and theatre. : — ,