REGENT THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 January 1943, Page 6

REGENT THEATRE

“HALF WAY TO SHANGHAI” The two outstanding pictures, “Half Way to Shanghai” and “Timber,” will be finally shown tonight. “REAP THE WILD WIND.” Commencing at the matinee tomorrow afternoon and continuing in the evening, there will be presented that brilliant drama, “Reap the Wild Wind,” which has packed theatres for extended seasons wherever shown in the Dominion. Producer Cecil B. de Mille, long famed for his spectacular successes, has excelled himself in this fine story of the sea and old Charleston. Filmed in colour, the dynamic story sweeps tempestuously through its several thousands of feet, and is as satisfying as it is colossal in its compass. Seldom has a story fitted itself so perfectly to the screen as Thelma Strabel’s "Saturday Evening Post” story, “Reap the Wild Wind.” The sweep and colour of violent Key West of the 1840’s, scenes of bold piracy on the high seas, the gracious drawing rooms and beautiful gardens of Old Charleston, all these provide a perfect background for the thrilling double love story. Paramount spared no expense in getting the perfect cast to enact the colourful characters; two million dollars were spent to film every thrill and highspot of “Reap the Wild Wind.” It’s more than a movie, it’s a thrilling experience. The picture has a long list of stars, including Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, John Wane, Raymond Massey, Lynne Overman, Robert Preston, Susan Hayward, Charles Bickford and Martha O’Driscoll.