The Ghost Train

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High jinks and chills ensue after a group of people become stranded at an isolated station and a legendary phantom train approaches.High jinks and chills ensue after a group of people become stranded at an isolated station and a legendary phantom train approaches.High jinks and chills ensue after a group of people become stranded at an isolated station and a legendary phantom train approaches.

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6.1/10

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Betty Jardine and Stuart Latham in The Ghost Train (1941)

Kathleen Harrison and George Merritt in The Ghost Train (1941)

Richard Murdoch in The Ghost Train (1941)

George Merritt and Sidney Monckton in The Ghost Train (1941)

Richard Murdoch and Peter Murray-Hill in The Ghost Train (1941)

Peter Murray-Hill in The Ghost Train (1941)

Arthur Askey and Carole Lynne in The Ghost Train (1941)

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Trivia
Writer Arnold Ridley came up with the idea for this story whilst standing on the platform of Mangotsfield Station near Bristol. The station is surrounded on three sides by tracks, and there was an earth bank opposite him which reflected the sounds of trains coming along the track on the other side of the station, making it sound like a train was coming that would never arrive.

Goofs
Throughout the entire film, several of the gentlemen's handkerchiefs change position or even fold.

Quotes
Tedding: Will you shut up!
Gander: Shut up, sir, Very Good, sir...
[gets a cup]
Gander: If this be a natural thing, where do it come from? Where do it go...?
[a book is thrown at him]

Connections
Edited from The Wrecker (1929)

Soundtracks
The Seaside Band
Written by Kenneth Blain
Performed by Arthur Askey (uncredited)

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4/10

Arthur Askey Showpiece

If this film is anything it is an Arthur Askey showpiece. 90% of this film belongs to Askey and his style of comedy. That is not necessarily a bad thing but he really distracts from the reason most of us are watching the film to being with - A Ghost Train. At the time this was filmed the audiences may have gone to watch this for Askey's comedy but I think today most of us are watching this for a comedy-horror/thriller and not so much for Askey.

It's a mildly entertaining film from the start but really the only part to watch roughly the last 25 minutes - then you'll actually get to The Ghost Train part of the show. As stated earlier, the rest of the film is the comedy of Askey.

4/10

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