PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7285, 12 October 1933, Page 4

PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

REGENT THEATRE ■ -n ( RAMON NOVARRO—LAUREL AND 1 HARDY Romance interspersed with dolootablo comedy sequences make Ramon Novarro’s new starring vehicle, "A Night in : Cairo,” which opened last night at the Regent theatre, one of the most enjovable of this star’s recent photoplays. The picture follows all the best traditions of desert drama, its story making the most of several melodramatic, and romantic incidents. It. differs, however, in its decidedly different and comio central situation which introduces a character new to pictures, a philandering, young Egyptian guide. This rascal finds (hat his good looks pay exceedingly well as lie takes Impressionable women for a view of the Pyramids. Myrna Loy makes a delightful heroine, Reginald Denny is amusing as her dull-witted English fiance arid Louise Glosser Hale gives another of her droll portrayals as tho heroine’s companion. A highlight of tho picturo is Navarro’s singing of love songs of the Nile. In addition to the main film a first-class comedy is supplied by Laurel and Hardy entitled “Me and My Pal,” in which Oliver is a bridegroom and Stan his best man, until Stan gives Oliver his wedding present, a jig-saw puzzle—then the fun begins. “Bone Crushers” introduces two of America's champion wrestlers in a fast contest, demonstrating every hold and lock and described in racy fashion by Pete Smith. “Duck Hunters, Paradise”, offers a day’s shooting among millions of ducks, with some wonderful retrieving. There is also a Motrotone Newsreel. Janet Gaynor With Henry Garat in “Adorable.” “Adorable,” the new romantic production from - Pox, with Janet Gaynor and Henry Garat in the starring roles, conies to the Regent theatre next Saturday afternoon. It Is reported as a whimsical romance, measured by the lilt of new music and wholesome romance. Tho supporting cast includes C. Aubrey Smith, Herbert Mundin, Blanche Friderici, Stuart Holmes, Albert Conti, Ferdinand Schumann-Heink, Esther Muir, Han? von Twardowski, Peter Duray, Barbara Leonard, Sterling Holloway and Joe Gaits. Tho production presents Janet Gaynor in a new and totally different type of role which will prove a revelation to her many admirers. KOSY THEATRE “THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY” Paramount’s “sealed” mystery, “The Crime of the Century,” which came to the Kosy theatre yesterday for the first time in screen history gives a film audience a. chance to match wits with a highpowered criminal, introducing (he first innovation in thriller technique that motion picture audiences have witnessed in years. A one-minute intermission, at the height of the picture’s suspense, gives you a, chance to survey all the clues and trap the killer in a crime that is so nearly perfect that we would never like to see one like it perpetrated in real life. Jean Hersholt, Stuart Erwin, Wynne Gibson, Frances Dae, Gordon Westcott and David Landau are featured in this production. “Lock me up; lam going to commit a murder!” declared Dr. Emil Brandt (Jean Hersholt), world famous surgeon, to the police at the picture’s opening. From then on, “The Crime of the Century” goes, galloping along at a headlong pace with thril! upon thrill in. the most stirring mystery drama of the new season. Though the police know all the details of the “perfect” crime before It is committed, the doctor’s confession fails to stop the perpetration of the murder. Police are balked and you with them, we will wager despite the 60-second interval for guesses. Burns and Alien head the supporting programme in another ,of their drolleries “.Let’s Dance.” A black Sennett comedy featuring W. C. Fields, a Hollywood revue and a Newsreel complete the programme. PALACE THEATRE “PER FIRST AFFATR.” A BRIGHT COMEDY ) “Her First Affair.” that thoroughly entertaining British film which is delighting large a.udiences at the Palace tliea,tre, with ils risque theme, delightful stars and expert direction, is the first of a series of productions which it is being planned will emanate from the Sterling Company’s new London studios. Possessing vast resources in one of the most modern and expertly equipped studios in England which embraces the very latest in. sound and film recording cameras, the directors of the Sterling Films are leaving no stone unturned in procuring the best available screen talent, story material and directors, to put the seal mark of perfect sound entertainment on all the films that will be produced in their studios. "Her First Affair,” which stars Ida Lupino, sister of that delightful family of comedians, the Lupinos, other members of which have already made their talking picture debut, presents a fascinating little star who has a very successful career in talking films predicted for her by film critics. This superb cast has been moulded into an outstanding film by the skilful direction of Allan Dwan, up till recently one of Hollywood’s famous directors, but who lias, now forsaken the American film colony to throw in his lot with British producers, which he in doing to good effect, as. is easily seen by . “Her First Affair.” The principal feature is preceded by “A. Night in Montmartre,” a tensely dramatic English production with a Parisian locale.