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Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937)

85 min  -  Comedy  -   August 1950 (Austria)
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With the help of a relative, a hopeless railway employee is made stationmaster of Buggleskelly. Determined to make his mark, he devises a number of schemes to put Buggleskelly on the railway map, but instead falls foul of a gang of gun runners.

Director:

Marcel Varnel

Writers:

Frank Launder (original story), J.O.C. Orton (screenplay), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Will Hay Will Hay ...
William Porter
Moore Marriott Moore Marriott ...
Graham Moffatt Graham Moffatt ...
Albert
Sebastian Smith Sebastian Smith ...
Mr. Trimbletow
Agnes Lauchlan Agnes Lauchlan ...
Mrs. Trimbletow
Percy Walsh Percy Walsh ...
Superintendent
Dennis Wyndham Dennis Wyndham ...
Grogan
Dave O'Toole Dave O'Toole ...
The Postman
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Through the influence of a relative, a hopeless railway employee is made stationmaster the sleepy Irish station of Buggleskelly. Determined to make his mark, he devises a number of schemes to put Buggleskelly on the railway map, but instead falls foul of a gang of gun runners. Written by D.Giddings <darren.giddings@newcastle.ac.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Railway | Train | Ireland | Bar Fight | Punctuation In Title  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Austria) See more »

Also Known As:

Gangstertrain See more »

Filming Locations:

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont British Picture Corporation, Gainsborough Pictures See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (British Acoustic Film Full Range Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The brief shot of a ferry taking Will Hay across to Ireland also appears as an English Channel ferry in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes. See more »

Quotes

[William Porter is wheel-tapping a train]
Managing director's wife: You may think me a little stupid but why do they tap them?
William Porter: Well, you see madam, it's like this. If I tap the wheel with this hammer and the wheel goes clang, then I know that the wheel's there.
Managing director: But supposing that the wheel doesn't go clang?
William Porter: Well, then I know that the train's gone!
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Connections

Featured in "British Film Forever: Magic, Murder and Monsters: The Story of British Horror and Fantasy (#1.5)" (2007) See more »