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Walter FordeThe Ghost Train (1941)

Mismatched travellers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to travel these parts at dead of night, carrying ghosts from a long-ago train wreck in the area.
The travelers eventually get to the bottom of the things that go bump in the night. In between the scary bits, comedian Arthur Askey plays the gags with his Vaudeville style humor.


This movie is part of the collection: Sci-Fi / Horror

Director: Walter Forde
Producer: Edward Black
Production Company: Gainsborough Pictures
Audio/Visual: sound, black & white
Keywords: Comedy; Horror; Arthur Askey
Contact Information: www.k-otic.com

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: SonOfChaos - - July 19, 2009
Subject: A Great piece of cinema.
If I was to describe this film in one word I'd say 'Scooby-Doo'. Undoubtedly this film when qualify as one of the best episodes of the series, and I would not be surprised in the least.

This is one of those rare films that truly is solid on multiple levels. The characters are believable, the production is excellent, acting of high quality and very well written. I suspect that some modern viewers today my find the comedian in the film a bit over the top, perhaps he could be best described as a prototype of Jim Carey's comedic style, but otherwise a great piece full of ghost stories.

Reviewer: skilpad - - June 26, 2009
Subject: Good Film
A fairly enjoyable film. Although, Tommy Gander's (Arthur Askey)performance is a bit over the top and can be annoying at times. Good use of suspense and the plot wasn't too predictable.

Notice the change of change of the fire arm used to shoot the singing ghost near the end. It appears as if the shooter swopped his gun.

Aside from the Tommy Gander Vaudeville style humor it's an easy film to watch.

Reviewer: billbarstad - - June 10, 2009
Subject: I hate Arthur Askey!
Eight travelers stranded overnight in a haunted train station, one of them an extremely annoying vaudevillian, deal with their predicament as is expected in wartime Britain. All but two are unaware of the intrigue surrounding them. I really enjoyed watching it.

I downloaded the 699MB DivX file, which is actually an AVI. Video and audio are fine.