THE MAORILAND THEATRE.

Shannon News, 13 July 1926, Page 2

THE MAORILAND THEATRE.

JOHNNY HINES AS “THE SPEED SPOOK.” Crashing, smashing, ploughing its way through the stone wall of an arsenal, an armoured tank, such as was used in the world war, is seen in “The Speed Spook,’’ which, aside from this thrilling sequence, offers a most unusual amount of thrills with its record-breaking automobile race and the highly exciting exploits of a driverless car that sends the townsfolk of the peaceful village of Westwood into a state of frenzy and fear. Coming to the Maoriland for Wednesday night.

THE WONDER PICTURE

“THE IRON HORSE ’—FRIDAY

Described as “The Screen Epic of All Time,” William Fox’s latest production “The Iron Horse/’ will be screened at the Maoriland Theatre on Friday night. It has caused a sensation throughout New . Zealand and has been seen by thousands of people where already screened. “Dedicated to the memory of Abraham Lincoln and those engineers and toilers who fulfilled his dream.” the production is a highly intertesting and extremely impressive picturization of the building of the ’first transcontinental railroad, witlp an attendant romance involving George O’Brien, who is romantic and a good fighter, and Madge Bellamy, who- is lovely. John Ford, in the picture, which was three years in the making, has amassed a great amount of detail and has done a splendid piece of work with an inspiring story that moves rapidly and absorbingly. •' “There are Indian attacks, a stampede of hulls, gorgeous photography, many fights, and a great deal of delightful humour, due to J. Farrell Macdonald, who is to “The Iron Horse” what Ernest Torrence was to “The Covered Wagon.” O’Brien and Cyril Chadwick stage a violent battle; there is a “H.ell on Wheels,” where the bar of. liquor is also the bar of justice; famous characters of the time after the Civil War are introduced; Brno R&pee’s score is -excellent, and historically, romantically and thrillingly the picture is well worth seeing.”