The ghost train 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It was shot at studios in london at the very height of the blitz the actors dressingrooms were positioned handy to the bombshelters, just in case and its attitude is entirely typical for a british film of the time. I gave it a 3 rating mainly because of the quality of. Arthur askey plays irritating entertainer tommy gander who is stranded overnight in.
There is a sizable sequence missing from the leadup to the grand finale and the intertitles are reconstructed but the picture is. It really is a top class sophisticated piece of work that i imagine is a must see at the theatre avoid the 1941 film version a ghastly mess with an extremely irritating arthur askey however the excellent comedy oh mr porter with will hay 1937 is loosely based on the ghost train and is worth checking out once you have read this. The question of whether or not one likes this film version of the ghost train invariably depends on one thing and one thing alone. Betty jardine and stuart latham in the ghost train 1941 arthur askey and peter murrayhill in. An extremely programmatic work that tells a story from american folkl. Sam wheat patrick swayze is a banker, molly jensen demi moore is an artist, and the two are madly in love. It is based on the play the ghost train by arnold ridley. The ghost train 1941 from gainsborough featured some grim concepts, but took an oppressively lighthearted tone. The ghost train 1941 is a british comedymystery movie. The ghost train was a wartime film in every sense of the expression. About the play a group of travellers find themselves stranded at a remote railway station somewhere in cornwall. The ghost train manufactured on demand on movies unlimited.
Once a year, estranged brothers michael and peter make a reluctant pilgrimage to the old fairground where their friend sam went missing three decades ago. Erika sawajiri who, including this film, has acted in five films and one television drama in 2006 stars as nana, a goodytwoshoes who has a sick mother in the hospital. The ghost train all aboard for the worlds scariest play two new productions of arnold ridleys drama about travellers stuck in a haunted railway station prove this 1923 comedy thriller. Adapted from a stage play, the films opening scenes break out of indoor settings as we are introduced to several travelers aboard a passenger train going through cornwall, england. Ghost train is the name of numerous plays, films, tv series and episodes, albums, songs, and other creative works. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. According to sandahl a couple of the cars survive around the country.
The ghost train was originally written as a play by arnold ridley later best known as private godrey in dads army. The surviving film, at a guess reels 2, 3, 6 all silent, 5, 8 both with sound from 8. The ghost train 1941 and you call yourself a scientist. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. Official competition in over 50 film festivals worldwide. Still, scenes of the passengers being stranded and enough of the exciting climax complete with ten minutes of sound remain to make you all the more eager for the complete film to be discovered. The ghost train by original cast of the ghost train on. While boarding the subway train home, he is pulled outside of the train. While numbers are surely infinite, each of us just as surely has a unique number, assigned only to us, but not known to us. It is based on the story of the same name from the railway series book, tramway engines. The ghost train is a 1941 british mystery thriller film directed by walter forde based on the 1923 play of the same name written by arnold ridley.
And that pretty much sums up ghost train the studio b sessions, and why marty stuart is so important to country music. The movie had a good story line with a supprise ending. Derren browns vr ghost train is back and this time its actually scary. Tommy gander arthur askey, a vaudeville comedian, pulls the communication cord on a gwr express train, bringing it to a stop so he can retrieve his hat. Rent ghost train 2006 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The ghost train 1931 1h 12min comedy, thriller 1 december 1933 usa the story, about the social interaction of a group of railway passengers who have been stranded at a remote rural station overnight who are increasingly threatened by a latent external force, part talkie mostly silent. Theghosttrain1941fullmovie scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. If this film is anything it is an arthur askey showpiece. In this respect, 1941s the ghost train is one of the most astonishing things i. Watch the ghost train tv movie 1948 online streaming. Mystery train is the third and final masterpiece from jim jarmusch. The first of many film versions of the popular comedychiller. Ghost train is a japanese horror film released in 2006. Without exception, each of us has this unique number, and one day, this number will be up, and we will ride the ghost train.
The ghost train is a 1941 english mystery thriller film directed by walter forde based on the 1923 play of the same name written by arnold. The ghost train written by arnold ridley directed by nick mouton 28 march 1 april 2017 barons court theatre 1. He tends to steal almost every scene hes in, and not always in a good way. The ghost train 1941 not rated 1h 25min comedy, horror 5 may 1941 uk high jinks and chills ensue when a group of people become stranded at an isolated station and a legendary phantom train approaches. However, when sam is murdered by friend and corrupt business partner carl bruner. William arnold ridley, obe was an english playwright and actor, first notable as the author of the play the ghost train and later in life for portraying the elderly private charles godfrey in. Publishers weekly on the ghost train to new orleans mur laffertys debut novel is a mustread book for those who like their urban fantasy fast, furious, and funny. Actually, i cant blame the ghost for being mad at the kid. Rent ghost train 2006 starring aya sugimoto and chinatsu wakatsuki on dvd and bluray.
Kat richardson on the shambling guide to new york city this is a great start to what promises to be one of the gems of the comic urban fantasy crown. With wilfred brambell heading an excellent cast it was hammed up gloriously and great fun. The ghost train tells the funny and scary story of a group of train passengers who miss their train connection. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 42 produced by 4. The ghost train is a 1931 british comedy thriller film directed by walter forde and starring jack hulbert, cicely courtneidge and ann todd. That is not necessarily a bad thing but he really distracts from the reason most of us are watching the film to being with a ghost train. Mystery train is perfect art, perfectly cool, and perfectly jarmuschian. They include a couple who have just got married, a husband and wife who don t like each other, an elderly lady and her parrot and a young man who is always joking and annoys everybody else.
An interesting hybrid of popular film genres, ghost showcases the talents of its entire cast. The ghost train was written in 1923 by playwright and actor arnold ridley. Arthur askey and richard murdoch who both star in this film were a comedy partnership who, at the time the film was made were probably the. While out on the town one evening, new york couple sam patrick swayze and molly demi moore are. Ghost 610 movie clip get off my train 1990 hd youtube. The ghost train is a 1941 english mystery thriller film directed by walter forde based on the 1923 play of the same name written by arnold ridley.
Listen to your favorite songs from the ghost train by original cast of the ghost train now. Percy is telling thomas and toby the story of a ghost train that his driver told him the. Ghost train to new orleans by mur lafferty, paperback. After eighty minutes of arthur askey in full flight, the blitz must have seemed like a doddle. Ghost train, retitled percys ghostly trick in american releases, is the twentyfourth episode of the second series. The ghost train all aboard for the worlds scariest play. The ghost train 1941 film the ghost train is a 1941 british mystery thriller film directed by walter forde based on the 1923 play of the same name written by arnold ridley.
This 1941 film, and i am a lover of early black and white films, is a little disappointing. Owen mcdonnell and steve wall in ghost train 20 matthew dillon, sean gormley, and matthew. In this thriller, a group of stranded passengers are terrified by the weird tales of a stationmaster who tells them of the ghost train that rumbles down the darkened tracks. Only five reels of picture and two reels of soundtrack survive. One of the most eagerly sought after lost british films, the first sound version of. Based on the authors personal experience during a rail journey, it was a popular success. Runaway train film wikipedia, the free encyclopedia runaway train is a 1985 american survivalthriller film directed by andrei konchalovsky and starring jon voight, eric roberts. Inside this macabre cabarettheatre restaurant, geoff becomes captivated by the lead vampire in the showa young. I remember seeing the ghost train on the london stage in the 1970s. The ghost train 1931 posters the movie database tmdb. Thats the setup for ghost train, the latest entry in the japanese horror genre. It was the first japanese film that was released in korea before japan. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Ghost train, otoshimono is a japanese horror film released in 2006.
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