Train of Events (Original title)

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Dates: 1949 (Copyright), 19 September 1949 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by [B Unit]: Sidney Cole, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden

Synopsis: An express train crashes on its journey north. The film tells the stories of four of the passengers, and how the crash solves problems for all of them.

Genre: Drama

Subjects: Railway accidents, Criminals

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Releases
Date: 1949Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 89 mins Length: 8040 FeetDialogue (original): English

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©: Ealing Studios Limited, An Ealing Studios production: Ealing Studios, Presents: J. Arthur Rank, Released through: General Film Distributors Ltd., Produced by: Michael Balcon, Associate Producer: Michael Relph, [Technical Supervisor]: Baynham Honri, [Unit Production Manager]: Harry Hand, Ealing Studios Managing Director: Reginald Baker, [Production Supervisor]: Hal Mason, Assistant Director [A Unit 1st]: Gordon Scott, Assistant Director [B Unit 1st]: Harry Kratz, [A Unit Assistant Director (2nd)]: Simon Kershaw, [B Unit Assistant Director (2nd)]: John Meadows, Continuity [A Unit]: Jean Graham, Continuity [B Unit]: Marjorie Owens, [A Unit Assistant Continuity]: Susan Carbutt, [B Unit Assistant Continuity]: Felicia Manheim, Original Screenplay by: Basil Dearden, Original Screenplay by: T.E.B. Clarke, Original Screenplay by: Ronald Millar, Angus MacPhail, Director of Photography [B Unit]: Lionel Banes, Director of Photography [A Unit]: Gordon Dines, Camera Operator [A Unit]: Paul Beeson, Camera Operator [B Unit]: Chic Waterson, [A Unit Focus Puller]: Herbert Smith, [B Unit Focus Puller]: George Levy, [A Unit Stills Photographer]: Bob Penn, [B Unit Stills Photographer]: Richard Woodard, Special Effects: Sydney Pearson, Editor: Bernard Gribble, [Assistant Editor]: Barbara Bennett, Art Director [A Unit]: Malcolm Baker-Smith, Art Director [B Unit]: Jim Morahan, [A/B Unit Assistant Art Director]: Len Wills, [A/B Unit Set Dresser]: Andrew Low, Costume Designer: Anthony Mendleson, [A/B Unit Wardrobe Master]: Ernest Farrar, [A/B Unit Wardrobe Mistress]: Lily Payne, Make-up: Ernest Taylor, [A Unit Make-up Assistant]: Harry Wilton, [B Unit Make-up Assistant]: Harry Frampton, Hair Styles: Barbara Barnard, [A Unit Hair Assistant]: Pearl Gardner, [B Unit Hair Assistant]: Daphne Martin, Music by: Leslie Bridgewater, [Music] Played by: The Philharmonia Orchestra, Solo Pianist: Irene Kohler, [Music] Conducted by: Ernest Irving, Sound Supervisor: Stephen Dalby, [A Unit Sound] Recordist: Arthur Bradburn, [B Unit Sound] Recordist: Leonard B. Bulkley, [A Unit Boom Operator]: A. Steadman, [B Unit Boom Operator]: Tom Otter, [A Unit Sound Camera]: Eric Stockl, [B Unit Sound Camera]: J. Yeates, Made at: Ealing Studios

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Jack Warner (Jim Hardcastle), Gladys Henson (Mrs Hardcastle), Susan Shaw (Doris Hardcastle), Patric Doonan (Ron Stacey), Philip Dale (Hardcastle's fireman), Miles Malleson (Johnson, the timekeeper), Leslie Phillips (Stacey's fireman), Percy Walsh (district superintendent), Will Ambro (Lancashire railwayman), Valerie Hobson (Stella), John Clements (Raymond Hillary), Irina Baronova (Irina Norozova), John Gregson (Malcolm Murray-Bruce), Gwen Cherrell (Charmian), Jacqueline Byrne (television announcer), Neal Arden (the compère), Thelma Grigg (the harpist), Joan Dowling (Ella), Laurence Payne (Richard), Olga Lindo (Mrs Bailey), Denis Webb (clerk at shipping officer), Peter Finch (Philip Mason), Mary Morris (Louise), Laurence Naismith (Joe Hunt), Doris Yorke (Mrs Hunt), Michael Hordern (first plain clothes man), Charles Morgan (second plain clothes man), Mark Dignam (Bolingbroke), Guy Verney (the producer), Philip Ashley, Bryan Coleman, Henry Hewitt, Lyndon Brook (four actors)

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In: Today's Cinema v73 n5843 17 Aug 1949  Page: 11
Title: [Today's Cinema - v73 n5843 17 Aug 1949: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v16 n189 September 1949
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v16 n189 September 1949: no known title]Language: English

In: Film Industry v6 n40 27 Jan 1949  Page: 18
Title: Production CreditsArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English

In:   Page: 159
Title: [ - : no known title]

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Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(8)
Film materials(8)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 100 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-1612121
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film

Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 175 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-1612122
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film

Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 308 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-177248
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status

Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 350 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-1612104
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film

Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 8159 FeetBFI identifier: C-177249
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film

Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 9000 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-1611066
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film

Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 10000 FeetBFI identifier: C-1611824
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film

Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 8950 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-1611867
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film

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