Train of Events (1949)

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88 min - Drama - 15 May 1950 (Portugal)

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A train disaster is told as four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how it will affect them and how they deal with it.

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A train disaster is told as four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how it will affect them and how they deal with it.

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Train | Disaster | Ealing | Episodic Structure | Railway

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Laughter, Love, Suspense and Thrills in a Film of a Fateful Journey

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Drama

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English

Release Date:

15 May 1950 (Portugal) See more »

Also Known As:

Liverpool-expressen See more »

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK See more »

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Ealing Studios See more »

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88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Peter Finch and Laurence Payne both receive "introducing" credits. See more »

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Continuity: As the train approaches the level crossing where the crash takes place it is traveling through open countryside. Yet during the rescue operation after the crash a bridge is clearly visible at a point 30 to 40 meters behind the train. See more »

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"These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)"
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Written by Jack Strachey and Eric Maschwitz (as Holt Marvell)
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Cast overview, first billed only:
	Jack Warner	...	Jim Hardcastle (segment "The Engine Driver")
	Gladys Henson	...	Mrs Hardcastle (segment "The Engine Driver")
	Susan Shaw	...	Doris Hardcastle (segment "The Engine Driver")
	Patric Doonan	...	Ron Stacey (segment "The Engine Driver")
	Philip Dale	...	Hardcastle's fireman (segment "The Engine Driver")
	Miles Malleson	...	Johnson - The Timekeeper (segment "The Engine Driver")
	Leslie Phillips	...	Stacey's Fireman (segment "The Engine Driver")
	Joan Dowling	...	Ella (segment "The Prisoner-of-War")
	Will Ambro	...	Lancashire Railwayman (segment "The Engine Driver")
	Laurence Payne	...	Richard (segment "The Prisoner-of-War")
	Olga Lindo	...	Mrs. Bailey (segment "The Prisoner-of-War")
	Valerie Hobson	...	Stella (segment "The Composer")
	Irina Baronova	...	Irina Norozova (segment "The Composer")
	John Clements	...	Raymond Hillary (segment "The Composer")
	John Gregson	...	Malcolm Murray-Bruce (segment "The Composer")