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Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937)
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1950 (West Germany)
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William Porter is working as a lowly wheel tapper on the English Railways until, through the influence of his downtrodden brother-in-law (who happens to be managing director of the railway company), he is offered the position of station master at the isolated station at Buggleskelly in Northern Ireland. Rather a poisoned chalice, as station masters as Buggleskelly have a reputation for going mad and not lasting all that long... Once in Buggleskelly, he hears the story of One-eyed-Joe (the phantom miller), meets his two station hands (the wily Harbottle and good-for-nothing Albert) and somehow has his train stolen by the Phantom Miller... Featuring some of the most inspired lines of pre-war cinema ("next trains gone","I'm their centre forward","If I can't be Gladstone, I'm not playing","You're wasting your time","Everything around here is either too old or won't work - and you're both!"...watch how Porter sniffs and bumbles through life! full summary | add synopsis
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Will Hay | ... | William Porter | |
| Moore Marriott | ... | Jeremiah Harbottle | |
| Graham Moffatt | ... | Albert Brown | |
| Sebastian Smith | ... | Charles Trimbletow | |
| Agnes Lauchlan | ... | Mrs Trimbletow | |
| Percy Walsh | ... | Superintendent | |
| Dennis Wyndham | ... | Grogan | |
| Dave O'Toole | ... | The Postman |
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85 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (British Acoustic Film Full Range Recording System)
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The railway going through Buggleskelly was actually the old Basingstoke to Alton line in Hampshire which closed in 1932.
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Jeremiah Harbottle:
Next train's gone!
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Referenced in The Brides of Dracula (1960)
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Where was Buggleskelly Station in real life?Where is One Eyed Joe's windmill located?
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I saw this film in 1937 when I was 10. I am now 76 and can remember almost the entire plot. I would list this amongst my top 10 films together with The Quiet Man, Dr. Strangelove, Random Harvest and a few others including The Grapes of Wrath.