PLAZA THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 50, 1 March 1939, Page 9

PLAZA THEATRE

“STRAIGHT, PLACE AND SHOW” Another splendid Ritz Brothers’ film, “Straight, Place and Show,” is to screen at the Plaza Theatre to-day. Madder and merrier than ever, they are the life and soul of the picture, although good support is given by Richard Arlen, Ethel Merman and Phyllis Brooks. The Ritz Brothers are the owners of a pony track, giving rides to children, when they hear of a “sure thing” for a big race, back the wrong horse, and find themselves richer by several thousand dollars. The winning horse, Playboy, is owned by Miss Merman, but her fiancee, Arlen, wins it on a bet, and, thinking that the girl is paying more attention to the steed than, to him, gives it to the brothers. When Miss Merman discovers hat the horse has been given away she is very angry, breaks her engagement, and goes to look for Playboy. The Ritz Brothers are off to enter him in a steeplechase, and when she finds them she persuades them to let her have a quarter share in the horse that was once hers. How they train Playboy, raise the 1000 dollars entrance fee (in a wrestling match), and deal with other competitors in the race form part of a most amusing story. The second feature, “Sharpshobters,” the first of a series dealing with the exploits of two devil-may-care cameramen, is a real thriller. The heroes, after photographing the assassination of a king, discover a plot to kill the heir to the throne. The story tells of how they outwit the murderers after a series of amazing and spine-tingling adventures. There is plenty of humour in this film, also. Brian Donlevy, Lynn Bari, and Wally Vernon are in the featured roles. There is an entertaining supporting programme.