Tommy Gander, a concert comedian; Teddy Deakin, his pal; Jackie Withorp and her cousin Richard Winthrop; Miss Bourne, a spinster visiting evacuees, Herbert and Edna, an engaged couple, and Dr. Sterling, travelling on a train to Cornwall miss their connections owing to a delay and have to spend a night in the waiting room of the .. Read more
| Starring | Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Kathleen Harrison, Peter Murray-Hill |
|---|---|
| Director | Walter Forde |
| Genres | Drama |
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Tommy Gander, a concert comedian; Teddy Deakin, his pal; Jackie Withorp and her cousin Richard Winthrop; Miss Bourne, a spinster visiting evacuees, Herbert and Edna, an engaged couple, and Dr. Sterling, travelling on a train to Cornwall miss their connections owing to a delay and have to spend a night in the waiting room of the eerie Cornish railway junction for Fal Vale.
The station master tells them the story of the Ghost Train which is reputed to haunt the station. The story runs that 43 years ago a previous station master fell dead whilst trying to operate the remote control of a swing bridge and a train roared through the gap in the open bridge into the river below. The legend was that some nights a warning bell sounded at the station and the train in phantom form thunders by bringing death of all who gaze upon it.
That night the station master is found murdered. Edna and Herbert leave the station, scared, but return later in panic pursued by a terror stricken girl, Julie, a mental patient escaped from a nearby home, and eager to gaze upon the fatal ghost train. She is followed by Price who claims to be her brother and wishes to take her back. Suddenly the roar of a train is heard in the night and the Ghost Train thunders through the station.
| Starring | Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Kathleen Harrison, Peter Murray-Hill |
|---|---|
| Director | Walter Forde |
| Studio | NETWORK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 23 mins Watch now: 1 hr 25 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: unknown Watch now: 16 Jun 2009 Production year: 1941 |
| Watch now | Subscribe and watch this as part of an unlimited package. |
| Format | DVD |
Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch, the stars of the hit radio show Band Waggon, were reunited for this flag-waving remake of the classic play by Arnold Ridley (Private Godfrey in Dad's Army). Including the Will Hay version, Oh, Mr Porter!, this was the fourth reworking of the story about a haunted country station and try as director Walter Forde might to inject some atmosphere, there's a predictability about both the proceedings and the comedy. Askey was never at his best on screen and his energetic overacting has dated badly, though Kathleen Harrison and Raymond Huntley are typically excellent.
I Have Seen The Film A Few Times In The Past,And Have Always Enjoyed It.It Has A Good Plot, And I Enjoyed The Choice Of
Locations(My Favourite Part Of The
Country}.However,Arthur Askey Really
Wrecked The Chance Of 5 Stars With His
Annoying Overacting.Other Than That,An
Enjoyable Film.
Although this This was made long before i was. I really have enjoyed watching this film again and again. First saw this film just after using the story in a stage production at school. Good Story line most actors ok a must see !