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The Ghost Train

  • 19411941
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.5K
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The Ghost Train (1941)
  • Comedy
  • Horror
High jinks and chills ensue when a group of people become stranded at an isolated station and a legendary phantom train approaches.High jinks and chills ensue when a group of people become stranded at an isolated station and a legendary phantom train approaches.High jinks and chills ensue when a group of people become stranded at an isolated station and a legendary phantom train approaches.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Walter Forde
  • Writers
    • Arnold Ridley(based on the famous play by)
    • J.O.C. Orton(scenario)
    • Val Guest(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Arthur Askey
    • Richard Murdoch
    • Kathleen Harrison
Top credits
  • Director
    • Walter Forde
  • Writers
    • Arnold Ridley(based on the famous play by)
    • J.O.C. Orton(scenario)
    • Val Guest(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Arthur Askey
    • Richard Murdoch
    • Kathleen Harrison
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 68User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    The Ghost Train (1941)
    The Ghost Train (1941)
    Richard Murdoch, Peter Murray-Hill, and Linden Travers in The Ghost Train (1941)
    Arthur Askey, Kathleen Harrison, and Richard Murdoch in The Ghost Train (1941)
    Arthur Askey, Carole Lynne, and Peter Murray-Hill in The Ghost Train (1941)
    Betty Jardine and Stuart Latham in The Ghost Train (1941)
    Arthur Askey, Kathleen Harrison, and Richard Murdoch in The Ghost Train (1941)
    Arthur Askey and Peter Murray-Hill in The Ghost Train (1941)
    Arthur Askey and Sidney Monckton in The Ghost Train (1941)
    Arthur Askey, Kathleen Harrison, and Richard Murdoch in The Ghost Train (1941)
    The Ghost Train (1941)

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    Arthur Askey
    Arthur Askey
    • Tommy Gander
    Richard Murdoch
    Richard Murdoch
    • Teddy Deakin
    • (as Richard {Stinker} Murdoch)
    Kathleen Harrison
    Kathleen Harrison
    • Miss Bourne
    Peter Murray-Hill
    Peter Murray-Hill
    • R.G. Winthrop
    Carole Lynne
    • Jackie Winthrop
    Morland Graham
    • Dr. Sterling
    Betty Jardine
    • Edna
    Stuart Latham
    • Herbert
    Herbert Lomas
    • Saul Hodgkin
    Raymond Huntley
    Raymond Huntley
    • Price
    Linden Travers
    Linden Travers
    • Julia Price
    D.J. Williams
    • Ben Isaacs
    Wallace Bosco
    • Ted Holmes
    • (uncredited)
    Wilfrid Lawson
    Wilfrid Lawson
    • Undetermined Role
    • (unconfirmed)
    • (uncredited)
    George Merritt
    George Merritt
    • Inspector
    • (uncredited)
    Sidney Monckton
    • Train Guard
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Walter Forde
    • Writers
      • Arnold Ridley(based on the famous play by)
      • J.O.C. Orton(scenario)
      • Val Guest(dialogue)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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
      The station-master manages to escape out of the side office without anyone seeing him, despite the fact that the room had only one door and no window (only the ticket box opening). There was always someone in the waiting room through which he would have had to pass to escape.
    • 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)

    User reviews68

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    The ghosts of Askey's past
    The question of whether or not one likes this film version of "The Ghost Train" invariably depends on one thing and one thing alone: your reaction to the performance of Arthur Askey.

    He tends to steal almost every scene he's in, and not always in a good way. Sometimes you wish he'd settle down or back off just a little, to allow the plot's many characters to feature and develop (which they do to some extent). But somehow everything keeps pointing back to Askey's Tommy Gander character.

    Personally I like the film, and even like Askey to an extent. I always seem to plonk it into the vcr at those odd hours of the early morning when I can't sleep and really can't find the energy to watch anything else. There is something about watching old b/w movies in the quiet dark of pre-dawn that I find appealing....
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    • May 16, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 1941 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Spöktåget
    • Filming locations
      • Barmouth Bridge, Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
    • Production company
      • Gainsborough Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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