PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7025, 8 December 1932, Page 3

PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

KOSY THEATRE RADIO TELEPHONE PLAYS BIG PART IN ‘‘CORSAIR" What is said to bo the first use of. radio telephone in picture production occurred during the filming of ‘‘Corsair,” the Chester Morris story of soeietv hi-jacking which is now showing at” tho Kosy Theatre. Made upon a massive scale, “Corsair" is enacted principally on an extensive rum ' licet outside the 12-milo limit, and in order to keep in touch with' his fleet, Roland West, United Artists’ producer, dici most of his direction over the radio telephone. He also kept in constant touch with his studios in Hollywood and with his production base on Catalina Island, as well as with coastal authorities in San Pedro harbour. The proceedings resembled the handling of a war fleet. Complete talkie equipment was installed on the ships, so that dialogue sequences were filmed at sea instead of being recorded later on sham sets in the studios. Por clever synchronisation of music with action, the cartoon, “Arctic Antics,” included with the “Corsair” programme, will be hard to surpass; while Mickey Mouse adds further diversion as a member of a “Chain Gang."

PALACE THEATRE “THE MISLEADING LADY” A he-man duped into a proposal and scorned; an abducted beauty given retributive "taming" treatment by the jilted swain; a lunatic, mad and amusing by turns, and loose in a hunters arsenal chosen by the lovers for a hideaway, ought to give patrons of the Palace 'Theatre all the excitement, laughs and romance that can be covered by the price of an admission ticket anywhere. The current attraction, the inspired Paramount talking edition of “The Misleading Lady,” a stago hit, cq-stars Edmund Lowe, who has a strong way with women, and Claudette Colbert, who has a silent, but equally effective way with men. Stuart Erwin, George Meeker, Selena Royle, Robert Strange and William Gargan are among those accorded conspicuous supporting parts. If you’re a modern amusement fan, likely you prefer screen fare of a high-speed, concentrated and supercharged nature. "The Misleading Lady” is it; all of it! The talking supports comprise a Mack Sennctt comedy, entitled “Meet tho Senator,” a talkie cartoon, and a British Overseas News.

REGENT THEATRE "DIVORCE IN THE FAMILY” Pathos and comedy, thrills and drama, mingle in Jackie Coopers latest and perhaps most interesting appearance on the talking screen, in Metro-Goldwyn-Maycr’s “Divorce in the Family,” now being seen at the Regent Theatre. The story is a vivid -drama in which divorce and its relation to the children who are affected by it is tho motivating themo of a swift-mov-ing plot. There are comical sequences of “puppy love," the thrill of a wreck and a rescue, and the drama of the operation in which the stepfather gives his own blood to save his stepson. Lewis Stone, as the father, interested mostlv in science until he learns he has lost his family, gives a remarkable performance, and Conrad Nagel is at his best as the crisp young physician. Lois Wilson is the mother, and does some remarkable scenes with Jackie. Maurice Murphy plays the older brother and has puppy love sequences with pretty Jcau Parker. Charles 1. Eicsner directed the picture with deft skill. A laughable Charley Chase comedy, entitled “The Nickel Nurser”; Fox and Metrotone News reels, complete a programme which is well above tlio average.

REGENT THEATRE GEORGE WALLACE IN "HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS” Hilarious burlesque, catchy music, mirth-provoking jokes and an excellent cast of actors and actresses all well known on the New Zealand stage. Mix all these together and flavour with a sprinkling of romance and pretty girls, and the result is a highly entertaining show,, which the Regent Theatre will ?ffer next Saturday, commencing at the matinee. “His Royal Highness,” which features the popular revue star, George Wallace, in the title role, is an Efftee all-Australian show which compares more than favourably with any imported production and which is a grcatlv-improved and strengthened version of the one-act farce that George

Wallace played on several occasions when on the Fuller circuit. The show is filmed almost entirely with stage sets. Screening with “His Royal Highness” is an ■ all-Australian supporting, bill, which includes a special short feature in \,hich Marshall Crosby sings “South of Shanghai”; a remarkable dancing act by Neil McKay; further items bv the Sundowners’ Quartette; another of the Great Barrier nature study series; an attractive number by Lou Vernon, character vocalist; an operatic item by Apollo Grandforte; a vocal selection, ‘“Widows arc Wonderful,” and a comedy sketch by the world-famous comedienne, Ada Reeve. Plans for the entire season arc now available at the Central Booking Office, and intending patrons would do well to secure their seats as early as possible.