ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20513, 1 June 1938, Page 14

ENTERTAINMENTS

CURRENT PROGRAMMES STATE THEATRE “Love on a Bet” deals with the perennial romantic problem, “Should a girl marry a man for his money?” A debutante is engaged to a millionaire, until Gene Raymond unleases a unique but irresistible courtship which convinces her that it is better to marry a merry pauper than a dull and moneyed millionaire. Gene Raymond is very amusing as the impecunious lover. Wendy Barrie has the female romantic lead, with Helen Broderick in a comedy role. “ Champagne Charlie ” opens in the glittering rooms of chance at Monte Carlo. Here Paul Cavanagh is sacrificing thousands to the fickle goddess, while Miss Wood, possessor of £4,000.000 of inherited wealth, manages to win mere thousands. Desperately at the end of hi 3 resources, Cavanagh falls in with the plan of his backers to have him woo and win Miss Wood, with exciting results. With interesting dialogue and intriguing situations the story works up to a thrilling climax. Herbert Mundin has a very funny comedy role. REGENT THEATRE The Cinesound production, “Lovers and Luggers,” is claimed by critics to be the finest picture which has been produced in Australia. The story has as its setting the activities of the pearling fleets on lonely Thursday Island, where Lloyd Hughes and James Raglan are engaged In the search for pearls. Lloyd Hughes gives one of his best performances, while the young Australian actress, Shirley Ann Richards, shows considerable progress in her screen career. Elaine Hamill, well known in New Zealand theatre circles, appears in the film as the young girl who suggests the pearling expedition to the men. The photography is outstanding and contributes largely to a most enjoyable film. “DOUBLE WEDDING” “Double Wedding,” an amusing romantic comedy, featuring William Powell and Mvrna Loy, will be screened on Saturday.

CIVIO THEATRE Based on the popular old Irish ballad “Father O’Flynn,” - which is being- shown in conjunction with “Credo” to-day, tells of the romance between an Irish girl, Macushla, and Nigel Robertson, the son of Sir John Robertson, who is the squire of the . village in which the girl lives with Father O’Flynn and his sister Bridget. The title rale is excellently played hy Tom Burke (former husband of Marie Burke), the well-known operatic singer, while Jean Adrienne portrays Macushla. In the part of Nigel, Robert Chisholm, who used to be prominent on the musical comedy stage in Australia and New Zealand, gives one of his best performances to date. Louis Goodrich is seen as the old squire. The second attraction is a film of the spectacular play “Credo,” which was staged at the Western Springs Stadium as part of the Catholic centenary celebrations held in New Zealand in March. It deals in stirring pageantry with 100 years of achievement. ROXY THEATRE A mad “ treasure hunt ” for the kidnapped fiancee of Hugh Drummond is the theme of the latest Bulldog Drummond picture, “ Bulldog Drummond Comes Back.” A story packed with thrills is in the talc of Drummond’s search for the girl, and the artifices he uses in order to find her. A brilliant cast adds to the excitement of this Paramount picture, heads! by John Barrymore, Including Louise Campbell, Reginald Denny, E. E. Clive and John Howard. “ Black Gold “ is struck in a big way and causes no end of exciting drama in “ Outlaws of the Orient.” With a locale that ranges from New York's skyscrapers to the sands of the Gobi desert, the film features a large cast headed by Jack Holt, Mae Clarke, James Bush, Harold Huber, Beatrice Roberts, Ray Walker and Joseph Crehan. THEATRE ROYAL “Thirteen Hours by Air,” In which Fred Mac Murray and Joan Bennett play the leading roles, is an exciting story of murder and intrigue on a transcontinental transport plane. In the

cast which supports them are Zasu Pitts, John Howard, Bennie Bartlett, ! Grace Bradley, Alan Baxter, Brian Ponlevy, Ruth Donnelly and Fred Keating. The film. much, of it made in the sky and at airports on the New York-San Francisco route, is authentic in every detail. “Coronado” has as its setting one of tlie world's most fashionable beach resorts, the Hotel Coronado in Southern California, where Betty Burgess plays the part of an entertainer with Eddy Duchin's orchestra. Youthful, handsome Johnny Downs is the son of a millionaire motor manufacturer who comes to the hotel and falls in love with the orchestra's singer, but fails to convince the girl that he loves her. The story works up to an interesting climax.