EMPIRE THEATRE

Western Star, 16 June 1933, Page 2

EMPIRE THEATRE

"THE GHOST TRAIN" On Friday and Saturday the muchboomed and anticipated " comedy thriller, '.The Ghost Train," will be the leading attraction. Eye-popping eeth-chattering, spine-tingling, thrills, with a comedy kick, is condensed into the amazing talkie of ' 'Th e Ghost Train.". Jack Hulbert, the eminent British actor, plays to prelection the role of the silly ass who pulls the communication cord and stops -the train to retrieve his hat. thus causing th© rest of the passengers to moss their London train at Fal Vale Junction. A terrific storm breaks", and 'bey are forced to make a night of it in the little wayside station's waitingroom, despite the strenuous efforts,of .the station-master to make them leave by telling them of the weird reputation which the place enjoys. As they prepare to make themselves comfortable, with th e storm howling outside, things begin to happen—strange visitors arrive, mysterious lights shine, and in some inexplicable manner the station telegraph instrument tap s out the sinister message that, twenty years previously, caused the terrible, railroad smash from, which sprang the legend of The Ghost Train! Superbly enacted by a talented cast of players, which includes Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, and many other weliknowii screen identities ' "The Ghost Train" i s entertainment of the typt calculated to please all classes of the 'Oimri unity