The Ghost Train (1941)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 25min
- Comedy, Horror
- 05 May 1941 (UK)
- Movie
High jinks and chills ensue when a group of people become stranded at an isolated station and a legendary phantom train approaches.
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Cast verified as complete
| Arthur Askey | ... |
Tommy Gander
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| Richard Murdoch | ... |
Teddy Deakin
(as Richard {Stinker} Murdoch)
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| Kathleen Harrison | ... |
Miss Bourne
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| Peter Murray-Hill | ... |
R.G. Winthrop
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Carole Lynne | ... |
Jackie Winthrop
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Morland Graham | ... |
Dr. Sterling
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Betty Jardine | ... |
Edna
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Stuart Latham | ... |
Herbert
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| Herbert Lomas | ... |
Saul Hodgkin
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| Raymond Huntley | ... |
Price
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| Linden Travers | ... |
Julia Price
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D.J. Williams | ... |
Ben Isaacs
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Wallace Bosco | ... |
Ted Holmes (uncredited)
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| George Merritt | ... |
Inspector (uncredited)
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Sidney Monckton | ... |
Train Guard (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Walter Forde | ||
Written by
| Arnold Ridley | ... | (based on the famous play by) |
| J.O.C. Orton | ... | (scenario) |
| Val Guest | ... | (dialogue) & |
| Marriott Edgar | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Edward Black | ... | producer |
Music by
| Walter Goehr | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Jack E. Cox | ... | (photography) (as Jack Cox) |
Editorial Department
| R.E. Dearing | ... | supervising editor |
| John Shirley | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Alex Vetchinsky | ... | (as Vetchinsky) |
Production Management
| Maurice Ostrer | ... | in charge of production |
| Fred Gunn | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| M. Hobbs | ... | recording |
| B.C. Sewell | ... | sound supervisor |
| Eric Wood | ... | sound re-recordist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hal Britten | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Roy Fogwell | ... | director of photography: second unit (uncredited) |
| George Stevens | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Louis Levy | ... | musical director |
Script and Continuity Department
| Maisie Kelly | ... | continuity (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1941) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as General Film Distributors Limited.)
- Associated British Film Distributors (A.B.F.D.) (1947) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Standard Television (1949) (United States) (tv) (as Standard Television Corporation)
- Unity Television (1951) (United States) (tv) (as Unity Television Corp.)
- Thorn EMI Video Australia (1985) (Australia) (video)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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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Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| Goofs | Throughout the entire film, several of the gentlemen's handkerchiefs change position or even fold. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from The Wrecker (1929). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Seaside Band See more » |
| 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] See more » |