PLAZA THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 48, 27 February 1939, Page 9

PLAZA THEATRE

“THE COWBOY AND THE LADY” An amusing tale with a moral is unfolded in “The Cowboy and the Lady,” the light-hearted film which is showing at the Plaza Theatre. Gary Cooper is at home as the cowboy, and Merle Oberon is as much at home as the lady who poses as a servant girl only too effectively. She plays the part of a beautiful but repressed girl who is sacrificing her life in order to play hostess so that she may further her father’s political aspirations. When, however, she goes away on a holiday, she finds that her maids are having all the fun, and she is left out, and so it is that she persuades them to take her along as one of them when they go to see their cowboy admirers. In this way she meets her cowboy, and it is a case of true love, although the difficulties in the way are many. A runaway marriage is followed by hardships and misgivings, and the reappearance on the scene of the father and his political friends is the signal for fresh trouble. Rough as the cowboy is, he is a gentleman underneath, and he is successful in teaching the snobbish politicians a thing or two about behaviour. Gary Cooper gives a fine performance, and the character is really fitting to his type. Merle Oberon is, as usual, attractive and clever, and makes the most of the opportunities offered in this bright film. Patsy Kelly is responsible for a good deal of the humour. Supports include newsreels and a travelogue dealing with life in Venice.