STATE THEATRE
“OLD BILL AND SON.” In “Old Bill and Son,” which will be shown at the State Theatre tonight, people have the opportunity of seeing how really timeless Bruce Bairnfather’s famous character really is. In this picture Old Bill still drives a taxi, libelled by a sarcastic policeman as a concrete-mixer. Young Bill, his son, suffers from that nervous itch that affected so ftrany* of the post-war generation; he cannot keep his jobs, and is forever borrowing ‘‘two quid off the old man.” to take him to a place where he really can 1 make some money. In September, 1939, Young Bill is, like a good many others of his age, very disillusioned about politics, and quite certain that he will never have anything to do with a war. But the invasion of Poland —and some very terse remarks from Old Bill —impel .him to enlist. His uniform, “this newfangled battledress,” is a cause of mirth to Old 'Bill and his cronies. Old Bill does his best to enlist, and is rejected, but before long he turns up in France. The humour of this film is simple and wholesome. The management announce that there will be a brilliant programme of features in the first half.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 September 1941, Page 8
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206STATE THEATRE Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 September 1941, Page 8
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