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The Mailbag Robbery ()

The Flying Scot (original title)
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Ronnie, earning very little from his own exploits, gathers together a band of villains to carry out a robbery on 'The Flying Scotsman' passenger train. The train is carrying withdrawn bank notes from Scotland to London to be destroyed.
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Ronnie
Kay Callard ...
Jackie
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Phil
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Middle-Aged lady
Mark Baker ...
Gibbs
Jeremy Bodkin ...
Charlie, the boy
Gerald Case ...
Guard
Margaret Gordon ...
Drunk's Wife
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Young Man
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Drunk
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Father
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Geoffrey Bodkin ...
Neat Boy (uncredited)
Fred Davis ...
Security Man Locking Train Compartment (uncredited)
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Passenger at Edinburgh Station (uncredited)
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Mother (uncredited)

Directed by

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Compton Bennett

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Norman Hudis ... (screenplay)
 
Jan Read ... (story) and
Ralph Smart ... (story)

Produced by

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Compton Bennett ... producer
Peter Rogers ... executive producer

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Stanley Black ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Peter Hennessy ... director of photography

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John Trumper

Editorial Department

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Alan Bell ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Jack Stevens

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Eleanor Jones ... makeup artist
Eileen Warwick ... hairdresser

Production Management

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'Freddie' Pearson ... production manager

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René Dupont ... assistant director (as Rene Dupont)

Art Department

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Eric Saw ... draughtsman (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Len Page ... sound recordist
George Rice ... sound camera operator (uncredited)
Don Roberts ... boom operator (uncredited)
Frank Sloggett ... sound maintenance (uncredited)

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Paddy Aherne ... camera operator (as Paddy A'Hearne)
Tommy Fletcher ... focus puller (uncredited)
Mike Rutter ... clapper loader (uncredited)

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Vi Murray ... wardrobe

Music Department

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Stanley Black ... musical director

Script and Continuity Department

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Rita Davison ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Nat Cohen ... presenter
Stuart Levy ... presenter
Pauline Chessell ... production secretary (uncredited)
Philip Ridgeway ... publicity director (uncredited)
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Taglines Fantastic Robbery on the Mile-a-Minute Express See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Mailbag Robbery (United States)
  • 深夜の超特急 (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Det store kuppet (Norway)
  • Geldraub im Nachtexpress (West Germany)
  • Det store kup (Denmark)
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  • 70 min
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Trivia Patsy Smart's debut. See more »
Goofs The robbers' electric drill would have worked well in Beaconsfield Studios' railway compartment mock-up, with access to mains electricity. Used in an actual railway carriage, the tool would have needed an AC/DC selector. See more »
Movie Connections Remake of The Flying Scotsman (1929). See more »
Soundtracks Jazz Age See more »
Quotes Jackie: You'll have the best treatment South America can offer.
Phil: That's the idea exactly. One last big job. A decent payoff, get myself better. Take it easy for the rest of my life..
Jackie: You will. You will.
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