For 20 years the railway Superintendent has wanted to fire the bungling William Porter, but as Porter is related to the Managing Director, he does not dare. When Porter is appointed to Buggleskelly, a near-derelict station in Ireland, he organises an early morning excursion train for a sinister one-eyed man. Could something .. Read more
| Starring | Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott, Googie Withers |
|---|---|
| Director | Marcel Varnel |
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For 20 years the railway Superintendent has wanted to fire the bungling William Porter, but as Porter is related to the Managing Director, he does not dare. When Porter is appointed to Buggleskelly, a near-derelict station in Ireland, he organises an early morning excursion train for a sinister one-eyed man. Could something mysterious be afoot at the rural station?
| Starring | Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott, Googie Withers, Sebastian Smith |
|---|---|
| Director | Marcel Varnel |
| Studio | CARLTON VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT LTD |
| Certificate | |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 16 Jun 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
Will and his useless staff get involved in gun running in Ireland.Not intentionally of course.I`m old enough to appreciate Will Hay and his pompous antics and find them funny.I don`t think it will appeal to younger people though.
Will Hay - Oh Mr Porter, This is one of the best Will Hay films made. In 'Oh Mr Porter' the Stationmaster of a derelict Irish halt catches gunrunners posing as ghosts! In 'Convict 99' Benjamin Twist is a disgraced schoolmaster who is mistaken for a tough prison governor. Drunkenness puts him the wrong side of the prison bars but eventually he gets restored as a governor who turns a blind eye to the shady dealings of the convicts...
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