STATE THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 July 1941, Page 8

STATE THEATRE

"TOO MANY GIRLS.” The double feature programme, headed by "Too Many Girls” and “I’m Still Alive," will be finally shown tonight. “HUDSON’S BAY.” “Hudson's Bay," 20th Century-Fox adventure, will be shown tomorrow night at the State Theatre. Portraying Pierre Radisson, the colourful, reckless “First Canadian," Muni turns ( in a superb performance which is sure to put him in the running for another Academy Award. Muni's latest role is distinctly different from the austere types of roles he made famous in recent years, taking him away from the sombre backgrounds with which he has been associated —into an. atmosphere of romantic adventure. Beautifully filmed, “Hudson’s Bay” depicts a turbulent, story of roaring action in the north's frozen wilderness. Although it is essentially the dramatic story of the founding of a great commercial empire in Canada, the film is also a powerful and eloquent story of courage. Woven into the story is a gripping romance between John Sutton and lovely Gone Tierney. It is one of the motivating elements of the picture. Virginia Field and Nigel Bruce are also seen in the brilliant featured cast. “Hudson’s Bay” opens in England with the banishment cf Lord Crewe, ably portrayed by John Sutton, for his drunken pranks. King Charles 11, played by Vincent Price, who scored in “Brigham Young —Frontiersman,” exiles the nobleman to primitive, savage Canada. With Muni at his best, “Hudson's Bay” is thrilling, moving and contains all the elements which go to make well-rounded motion picture entertainment.