ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20497, 13 May 1938, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS

CURRENT PROGRAMMES

THEATRE ROYAL Detective film drama fans who like to solve the mystery on the screen before the detective does will be able to indulge their hobby in “The Black Doll.” the crime-baffling- thriller. This Universal Crime Club production, which features Donald Woods, Nan Grey, Edgar Kennedy and other clever players, offers a field day to amateur sleuths. Not only does it present six suspects in connection with the original murder, but it is further complicated by two other slayings in a policeguarded house. Daring circus aerialists. swinging through space high above the crowd, the crack of the whip, rollicking clowns, the wild clamour of junglo animals, and the nasal twang of the sideshow barker are highlights in “The Shadow.” thrilling story of the circus. Charles Quigley and Rita Hayworth head the cast. Romance, comedy and thrills are combined very entertainingly. STATE THEATRE A brilliant cast headed by one of the most popular and talented personalities on stage and screen to-day, Jack Buchanan; the sensational screen debut of a fascinating Russian singer, Mara Losseff: six lilting new musical numbers destined to set the town humming, two intriguing new dances, a gay story of love and laughter, abounding in sparkling repartee, uproarious situations, novel dramatic twists, with a climax high above the clouds—such are the ingredients of “The Sky's the Limit.” It is characteristic of the versatility and energy of Jack Buchanan that in addition to playing the starring role he also collaborated in the story with Douglas Furber and co-directed the film with Lee Garmes. Mara Losseff’s soprano voice will be heard in the film. “Danger—Love at Work” is a fastaction farce, and co-stars Ann Sothern. Jack Haley, Mary Boland and Edward Everett Horton. A big cast of merrymakers is featured, including John Carradine, Walter Catlett and the Pixilated Sisters. REGENT THEATRE One of the funniest films seen in Hamilton for a long time is “Keep Fit,” in which the popular comedian George Formby keeps the audience chuckling and at times laughing uproariously. The story, which tells of the exciting and laughable things which happen when George gets caught up in a “Keep Fit” campaign, closes with a boxing bout that is screamingly funny. During the action of the film George sings several amusing little ditties. “THE BUCCANEER” It is not so much the fine acting of a capable cast headed by Fredric March, or the clever settings, that make “The Buccaneer,” to be screened to-morrow, an enjoyable film as the picturesque glimpse it gives of the wild, free life of the pirates who made so much of the early history of the American coast. The period is during the closing stages of the 1812 war between England and the United States. CIVIC THEATRE Tn a smart and modern manner, but with a new and deeper feeling. Tyrone Power and Loretta Young make merry in the “marry-est” romance of the year, proving that while love at first sight may be romanti£, love at second sight is—well, they part in Reno, kiss in Miami, and put their whole hearts into doing the damage all over again. No one in all the world loves a lover like another lover, so Stuart Erwin, ‘as Tyrone's “gentleman’s gentleman.” tries to introduce his master to a state of happiness similar to that he has won with pretty Mar.iorie Weaver. Paradoxically, the valet's romance is the very thing that keeps Tyrone and Loret.ta apart, for many misunderstandings spring from this spectacle of innocent bliss. Loretta is sure that Tyrone is interested in Marjorie because she is always near him, not knowing, of course, that it is Stuart Marjorie is after. ROXY THEATRE “Exclusive,” featuring Frances Farmer and Fred Mac Murray, has a brilliant cast, an excellent story, and superb direction, well spiced with action, comedy and tense drama. Using: a battle between two rival newspapers as its background, the story concerns the sacrifice a father is forced to make when he must choose between strict adherence to the newspaper code or betrayai of his own daughter. In “Night Key” Roris Karloff reveals himself to movie fans in a new light. The star is seen, not as a monster, but in a straight, sympathetic role. Robbed of a burglar alarm system he lias invented. Karloff patiently invents another which makes the first one obsolete. When, through trickery, he is robbed of his second invention, lie declares war on his enemy. A Popeye the Sailor cartoon is very amusing.