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Show ; - 1 ... 'f."7ff I - ' ' - h Frances Gifford is willing to console Van Johnson but an's thoughts are with Esther Williams. It's a scene from "Thrill of a Romance" which opens today at the Centre Theater. That Man Van Stars Again in Centre Film with the exquisite Esther Williams, Wil-liams, who scored such a sensation sen-sation in "Bathing Beauty" not long ago. Both stars are at their best. Esther as a swimming instructor instruc-tor who marries a stuffed-shirl business man, and Van as an air corps major on leave after heroic hero-ic exploits in the South Pacific. They meet at a swank resort, where Esther and her brand new husband, played by Carle-ton Carle-ton Young, come for their honeymoon. honey-moon. But a big business deal in Washington seems to be more "Thrill of a Romance" is another an-other smash hit musical from the producers of "Music for Millions" Mil-lions" and "Thrill of a Romance." Ro-mance." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has brought to the Centre The-' The-' atre screen another grand pic- 7ture with music and glorious Technicolor that you'll want to see and send your family and friends to enjoy too. Van Johnson, who more and more is proving himself the most popular male star in the film capital today, is teamed important to Young than does his , honeymoon, and Esther finds herself attracted to the smiling young officer. Before they realize it, they find themselves in love with each other, although neither will admit ad-mit it and each of them fights it. lit is only when Young finally fi-nally reappears that the truth of the situation develops, permitting permit-ting Van and Esther to pursue the true course of love. "Thrill of a Romance" is chockful of wonderful music, by Lauritz Melchoir, the famed Metropolitan Opera tenor who makes a most auspicious debut in this picture, and Tommy Dor-sey Dor-sey and his orchestra'. Such songs as "Because," "I Love You." "Indian Love Call" and Schubert's "Serenade'' are among the many delightful musical mu-sical interludes provided by the film. |
