ENTERTAINMENTS.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20277, 20 August 1937, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

CL' R R K\T PR OCR AMMES. STATE THEATRE. Dealing with the influences that turn I a young wastrel from New England I into a competent and resourceful ' young cattleman in Texas, "Border , Cafe" brings Harry Carey and John ! Beal to the screen in a gripping ro- | manco of the Bio Grande country. | When Beal runs away from home and i ends up in a cantina just over the | Mexican line he saves Carey's life, and j thus starts a friendship that has last- , ing consequences. Carey Is investi- ! gating a group of cattle rustlers who , ' are applying modern racketeering i methods to their activities, and Beal ; is involved in the ensuing complicaj lions, as is Armida, an attractive little Mexican girl, who sings and dances In I the cantina. j "Oh. Doctor!" presents the lnimlti ] able Edward Everett Horton in the [ role of the chief character, Ned Bi 1 - i lop. who sells his birthright for a : : mess of pills, lie lives to regret the j bargain, ami then regains his heritage ;j by methods which, although highly amusing, arc dangerous and thrilling. THEATRE ROYAL. Replete with high adventure and fast action. "Conflict," based on the Jack London novel, ‘‘The Abyssrnal Brute," Is a robust story of two brawny battlers who settle their own differences and at the -same time end a bitter feud between two great lumber camps. "Conflict" tells the story of a farmer boy (John Wayne) who becomes embroiled with Knockout Carrigan (Ward Bond) when the pugilist comes to the little town of Springfield, California. "The Secret of Stamboul,” costarring Valerie Hobson and Frank Vesper, is the story of Larry, a young army officer who, at a club ball, knocks down a Turkish diplomat who is forcing unwelcome attentions on the colonel's daughter. To avoid a military scandal Larry resigns, and accepts a Job to investigate the affairs of a tobacco company in Turkey, with exciting results. CIVIC THEATRE. One of the most entertaining films of its type to be screened in Hamilton for some time, “Duality Street," is to have Its first screening to-day. This J Him Is the screen version of Sir James | Barrie's appealing story of the same I j name, and lias all the whimsical appeal of the famous author's works. In the leading male role, Kranehot Tone I is responsible for a finished portrayal | which adds further to the reputation ! hin "'on l>y Ills performances In "The i | I'npuarileil Ilnur. rile Kins? Slops I "ill" ami "Milliny on the Bounty." I j npposllc him Katharine Hepburn ap- ! rears in a role ideally suited to the J actress, who has already appeared ! I with distinction in the. Him version of J i anolher of ll.irrie's works, "The Utile ! j Minister." Her performance Is fully as entertaining as those she con- ' j trlbuled in "Morning Glory," with ( j which she won the Academy Award, I , and more recently in "A Woman Re- I bids." Others prominent hi the cast arc Fay Rainier and Eric lUorc. REGENT THEATRE. 1 A film of more than ordinary dramatic content is "History is Made at Night." Tn flie lending roles, Hilaries Royer and Jean Arthur act with a restraint, that is admirable. Colin Clive plays the part of a cruel husband. ' suspicious of his wife's fidelity, and his role is one of the pivots of the. plot. The action is fast and tense an t has a stirring climax. II is modelled on the disaster that overtook the Titanic, and occurs when a giant ocean liner -strikes an iceberg on her maiden crossing of the Atlantic. "THE MAN IN POSSESSION." j “The Man In Possession," to be • / screened to-morrow, is notable as I ! being the last film completed in Holly- . j wood by the late Jean Harlow. In i this production she is excellent. Opposite Miss Harlow is Robert Taylor, who is also for a scintil- \ lating performance. Many farcical moments are provided by members ->f Hie supporting cast, which includes Reginald Owen, I'na O’Connor, For- 1 roster Harvey and Harnett Parker. _ | ROXY THEATRE. Tn "First a Girl" Jessie. Matthews brings all her elfin gaminerie to ifio role of a stage struck midinetle. wii » irnp'M’sonal.or, a deception which comes to nil end when she returns So feminine status to marry the man -.f I her choice. <*ue ..f the' film’s most j diverting episodes is Jessie .Matthews’ i • debut in an old linm music hall. ; j where, nervous almost to prostration, J | she is coached from the wings by Ifi.* ; frantic Victor and harassed by a • ; troupe of geese. i "The Man Who Lived Twice" (cits ' a dramatic tale based on Urn transformation of a dangerous killer j,,t„ a i respectable, honoured surgeon. || | s | a gripping screen play, rich in emotion GRACE MOORE TO-M<>RROW I "When 'i on ’re in | „vc " n „ of [ (irnen M,loro's Ix-st films, n„,| "Tim romance, will be sereoned to-morrow.