An excellent programme will be screened at the Wintergarden Theatre to-day and to -night, Laurel and Hardy appear in their latest comedy, “Busy Bodies”. John Boles, star of “Only Yesterday”, plays the lead in “Wild Gold”, and Guy Kibbee and Glenda Farrell will be seen in “Merry Wives Of Reno. Picturesque mining camps, abandoned for years, are taking on all the appearance of the good old days of ’48, according to “Wild Gold”. Ghost towns of the West are springing to renewed life and men and women alike scour the hills for new veins of the precious metal. Abandoned shafts are being reopened. Business is booming. Mine stocks are soaring. All because of feverish demand for gold due to the Government’s arbitrary fixing of ins monetary value.
“Wild Gold” features John Boles, Claire Trevor, and Harry Green. It is a motley hoard that swarms into the old diggings, lured anew by the siren call of “gold!” – finding romance, breath-taking adventure. John Boles has a he-man characterization as a mining engineer, who falls in love with Claire Trevor, the heroine of the drama. Harry Green has one of his best roles as the manager of a defunct show troupe. Roger Imhof brings to life a picturesque old prospector. Others in the cast are Ruth Gillette, Monroe Owsley, Edward Gargan and The Golden Girls (Suzanne Kaaren, Wini Shaw, Blanca Vischer, Gloria Roy, and Myra Bratton). George Marshall directed from the screen play by Lester Cole and Henry Johnson. Dudley Nichols and Lamar Trotti were responsible for the original story. A musical revue and news reel will also be included in the programme. Reserved may be secured at Buckley’s for 2/5.