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The Ghost Train (1941)

85 min  -  Comedy | Horror  -   3 May 1941 (UK)
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Hijinks and chills ensue when a group become stranded at an isolated station and a legendary phantom train approaches....

Director:

Walter Forde

Writers:

Marriott Edgar (dialogue), Val Guest (dialogue), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Arthur Askey Arthur Askey ...
Tommy Gander
Richard Murdoch Richard Murdoch ...
Kathleen Harrison Kathleen Harrison ...
Peter Murray-Hill Peter Murray-Hill ...
Carole Lynne Carole Lynne ...
Jackie Winthrop
Morland Graham Morland Graham ...
Betty Jardine Betty Jardine ...
Edna Hopking
Stuart Latham Stuart Latham ...
Herbert Perkins
Herbert Lomas Herbert Lomas ...
Raymond Huntley Raymond Huntley ...
John Price
Linden Travers Linden Travers ...
D.J. Williams D.J. Williams ...
Ben Isaacs
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Storyline

Mismatched travellers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to travel these parts at dead of night, carrying ghosts from a long-ago train wreck in the area. The travelers eventually get to the bottom of the things that go bump in the night. In between the scary bits, comedian Arthur Askey plays the gags with his Vaudeville style humor, to the constant irritation of his fellow passengers. Written by Neil Bridger  

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Plot Keywords:

Train | Railway | Ghost | Smuggling | English  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

(UK) See more »

Also Known As:

El tren fantasma See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gainsborough Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Hodgkin refers to the bridge crash taking place on the evening of the Diamond Jubilee 44 years earlier: this refers to Queen Victoria's celebration of 60 years of monarchy on Tuesday, June 22nd 1897, thereby dating the film's events on the night of Sunday, June 22nd, 1941. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Teddy shoots at the 'ghost' on the platform, he uses what appears to be a 1910 Model Browning automatic, a popular police and civilian pistol of the time; but when he re-enters the waiting room he is holding a 1901 Model Browning, quite different in appearance. Later when the villain Price threatens the passengers on the bus, he now has the M1910. See more »

Quotes

Gander: You can't stay 'ere!
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Connections

References Charlie Chan in London (1934) See more »

Soundtracks

"Oh Dear what can the matter be"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung by Arthur Askey See more »