The Flying Scot (Original title)Mailbag Robbery (Alternative title)
Dates: 1957 (Copyright), 06 January 1958 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Compton Bennett
Synopsis: Crime thriller. A criminal gang carry out a daring banknote robbery on an overnight express train. Their aim is to occupy the compartment next to the train's mailroom, ensuring privacy by posing as a honeymooning couple, and then with an accomplice's help, to break through the compartment wall the money.
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Subjects: Railway journeys, Robberies
Releases
Date: 1957Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 69 mins Length: 6225 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: September 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 69 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: [The Film Daily - v113 n39 26 Feb 1958: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v25 n288 January 1958 Page: 6
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v25 n288 January 1958: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2625 5 Dec 1957 Page: 14
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2625 5 Dec 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n7915 29 Nov 1957 Page: 3
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n7915 29 Nov 1957: no known title]Language: English
Dates: 1957 (Copyright), 06 January 1958 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Compton Bennett
Synopsis: Crime thriller. A criminal gang carry out a daring banknote robbery on an overnight express train. Their aim is to occupy the compartment next to the train's mailroom, ensuring privacy by posing as a honeymooning couple, and then with an accomplice's help, to break through the compartment wall the money.
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Subjects: Railway journeys, Robberies
Releases
Date: 1957Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 69 mins Length: 6225 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: September 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 69 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: The Film Daily v113 n39 26 Feb 1958 Page: 6Title: [The Film Daily - v113 n39 26 Feb 1958: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v25 n288 January 1958 Page: 6
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v25 n288 January 1958: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2625 5 Dec 1957 Page: 14
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2625 5 Dec 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n7915 29 Nov 1957 Page: 3
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n7915 29 Nov 1957: no known title]Language: English