The Ghost Train (Original title)
Date: 05 May 1941 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Walter Forde
Synopsis: Eight people find themselves stranded one rainy night at Fal Vale junction, some way from Truro, and are told of the mysterious ghost train that is said to pass through the station. Two of them investigate and uncover a fifth-column plot.
Genres: Comedy, War
Subjects: World War II, Espionage, Rail transport, Railway stations, Ghosts
Releases
Date: 1941Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 85 mins Length: 7658 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [Today's Cinema - v56 n4542 12 Mar 1941: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v8 n87 March 1941 Page: 27
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v8 n87 March 1941: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1769 13 Mar 1941
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1769 13 Mar 1941: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v142 n12 22 Mar 1941 Page: re issue
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v142 n12 22 Mar 1941: no known title]Language: English
In:
Title: [ - : no known title]
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(15)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7071 FeetBFI identifier: C-68151
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7617 FeetBFI identifier: C-1513832
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 1736 FeetStock date: 1967BFI identifier: C-68145
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(15)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7411 FeetBFI identifier: C-68143
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 7672 FeetStock date: 1941BFI identifier: C-68144
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 2750 FeetBFI identifier: C-507717
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6350 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-68152
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7071 FeetBFI identifier: C-68151
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7617 FeetBFI identifier: C-1513832
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 1736 FeetStock date: 1967BFI identifier: C-68145
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 7672 FeetBFI identifier: C-68146
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7672 FeetBFI identifier: C-68147
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteBFI identifier: C-68140
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundBFI identifier: C-68141
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 1736 FeetStock date: 1967BFI identifier: C-68148
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 6806 FeetStock date: 1945BFI identifier: C-509504
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 7672 FeetStock date: 1941BFI identifier: C-68149
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 2759 FeetBFI identifier: C-520394
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 05 May 1941 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Walter Forde
Synopsis: Eight people find themselves stranded one rainy night at Fal Vale junction, some way from Truro, and are told of the mysterious ghost train that is said to pass through the station. Two of them investigate and uncover a fifth-column plot.
Genres: Comedy, War
Subjects: World War II, Espionage, Rail transport, Railway stations, Ghosts
Releases
Date: 1941Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 85 mins Length: 7658 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(29)
A Gainsborough picture: Gainsborough, Gainsborough, Presents: Gaumont-British Picture Corpn. Ltd., Distributed by: General Film Distributors, Produced by: Edward Black, In Charge of Production: Maurice Ostrer, Production Manager: Fred Gunn, Continuity: Maisie Kelly, Scenario: J.O.C. Orton, Dialogue: Val Guest, Dialogue: Marriott Edgar, Additional Dialogue: Sidney Gilliat, Based on the famous play by: Arnold Ridley, Photography: John Cox, Teignmouth 2nd Unit Photography: Roy Fogwell, Camera Operator: George Stevens, Camera Assistant: Bryan Langley, Hal Britten, Supervising Editor: R.E. Dearing, Editor: Charles Tormley, Art Direction: Vetchinsky, Music: Walter Goehr, Musical Number "The Seaside Band" by: Kenneth Blain, Musical Director: Louis Levy, Sound Supervision: B.C. Sewell, Recording: M. Hobbs, Sound Re-recording: Eric Wood, Made at: London Gaumont British Studios
Cast
(15)
Arthur Askey (Tommy Gander), Richard (Stinker) Murdoch (Teddy Deakin), Kathleen Harrison (Miss Bourne), Peter Murray-hill (Richard G. Winthrop), Carole Lynne (Jackie Winthrop), Morland Graham (Dr Sterling), Betty Jardine (Edna Hopkins), Stuart Latham (Herbert Perkins), Herbert Lomas (Saul Hodgkin, station master), Raymond Huntley (John Price), Linden Travers (Julia Price), D.J. Williams (Ben Isaacs), George Merritt ([ticket collector]), Sidney Monckton ([train guard]), Wally Bosco ([Ted Holmes])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(5)
In: Today's Cinema v56 n4542 12 Mar 1941Title: [Today's Cinema - v56 n4542 12 Mar 1941: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v8 n87 March 1941 Page: 27
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v8 n87 March 1941: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1769 13 Mar 1941
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1769 13 Mar 1941: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v142 n12 22 Mar 1941 Page: re issue
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v142 n12 22 Mar 1941: no known title]Language: English
In:
Title: [ - : no known title]
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(15)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7071 FeetBFI identifier: C-68151
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7617 FeetBFI identifier: C-1513832
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 1736 FeetStock date: 1967BFI identifier: C-68145
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(15)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7411 FeetBFI identifier: C-68143
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 7672 FeetStock date: 1941BFI identifier: C-68144
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 2750 FeetBFI identifier: C-507717
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6350 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-68152
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7071 FeetBFI identifier: C-68151
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7617 FeetBFI identifier: C-1513832
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 1736 FeetStock date: 1967BFI identifier: C-68145
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 7672 FeetBFI identifier: C-68146
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7672 FeetBFI identifier: C-68147
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteBFI identifier: C-68140
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundBFI identifier: C-68141
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 1736 FeetStock date: 1967BFI identifier: C-68148
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 6806 FeetStock date: 1945BFI identifier: C-509504
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 7672 FeetStock date: 1941BFI identifier: C-68149
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 2759 FeetBFI identifier: C-520394
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film