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{{Infobox film
| name = The Ghost Train
| image = "The_Ghost_Train"_(1941).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Detail Spanish theatrical poster
| director = [[Walter Forde]]
| producer = [[Edward Black (producer)|Edward Black]]
| writer = {{ubl|[[Marriott Edgar]] (dialogue)|[[Val Guest]] (dialogue)|[[J.O.C. Orton]] (writer)}}
| based_on = {{based on|play ''[[The Ghost Train (play)|The Ghost Train]]''|[[Arnold Ridley]]}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Arthur Askey]]|[[Richard Murdoch]]}}
| music = [[Walter Goehr]]
| cinematography = [[Jack E. Cox]]
| editing = [[R.E. Dearing]]
| studio = [[Gainsborough Pictures]]
| distributor = [[General Film Distributors]]
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1941|5|3|UK}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''The Ghost Train''''' is a 1941 British mystery thriller film directed by [[Walter Forde]] based on the [[The Ghost Train (play)|1923 play of the same name]] written by [[Arnold Ridley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b71e70060 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712001006/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b71e70060 |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 July 2012 |title=The Ghost Train | BFI | BFI |publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk |access-date=9 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/theatrecollection/ridley.html |title=Arnold Ridley |publisher=Bristol.ac.uk |access-date=9 March 2014}}</ref>

==Plot==
Tommy Gander ([[Arthur Askey]]), a vaudeville comedian, pulls the [[Emergency brake (train)#United Kingdom|communication cord]] on a [[Great Western Railway|GWR]] express train, bringing it to a stop so he can retrieve his hat. Returning to the train, he escapes an angry conductor by ducking into a compartment occupied by attractive blonde Jackie Winthrop ([[Carole Lynne]]), with whom Gander flirts. Another passenger, Teddy ([[Richard Murdoch]]), has his eye on Jackie as well, but her companion Richard Winthrop ([[Peter Murray-Hill]]) ejects both of them from the compartment.

When the train stops at Fal Vale Junction, [[Cornwall]], these four get off to change trains, as do Herbert ([[Stuart Latham]]) and his fiancée Edna ([[Betty Jardine]]), spinster Miss Bourne ([[Kathleen Harrison]]), and the tippling Dr. Sterling ([[Morland Graham]]). However, the stationmaster, Saul Hodgkin ([[Herbert Lomas (actor)|Herbert Lomas]]) tells them the last [[Truro]]-bound train has gone, and that they cannot remain at the station, as he is locking up for the night. The passengers insist on staying, as it is raining heavily and the nearest village is four miles away.

Hodgkin warns them the station is haunted. A branch line once crossed the river on a [[swing bridge]] close to the station. One night 43 years ago, then stationmaster Ted Holmes had a fatal heart attack while attempting to close the bridge, causing a train to plunge into the river. Ever since, a phantom train has been heard periodically on the abandoned track. It is said to kill anyone who looks upon it.

With that, he reluctantly leaves them. As the passengers make themselves as comfortable as they can, they hear footsteps outside. Richard opens the door, and Hodgkin collapses into the room. Dr. Sterling pronounces him dead. Later, a terrified young woman in black ([[Linden Travers]]) appears. She, Julia, pleads for help, saying that someone is pursuing her. A car spins off the road and crashes into a tree. The driver is unhurt, but his car is damaged. Back in the waiting room, he introduces himself as John Price ([[Raymond Huntley]]) and explains that he is searching for his sister Julia, who he says suffers from delusions. Julia protests that he is lying. Price further explains that she thought she had seen the ghost train, and became obsessed with it ever since. The passengers tell him that Hodgkin has died. When Price insists on seeing the body, they discover it has mysteriously vanished.

Price leaves to arrange transportation. Then an approaching train is heard. As it thunders past, Julia smashes a window to look at it, then screams and faints. They hear singing from the nearby railway tunnel mouth. Julia claims that Ben Isaacs ([[D. J. Williams (actor)|D. J. Williams]]), the sole survivor of the accident, is coming back. Teddy shoots at the "ghost", causing it to flee back into the tunnel, leaving behind a bloodstained cloth.

Teddy shows the others the cloth and orders the others, at gunpoint, to stay put until the police arrive, but Richard punches him, knocking him out. The passengers carry him to the bus Price has obtained. When Teddy comes to, he is furious with Richard, as now there will be no one to intercept the train on its return journey. When Gander remarks that he had returned the bridge to the open position, Dr. Sterling suddenly orders the bus driver to stop, while his confederate, Price, produces his own gun. Sterling orders the driver to turn back so they can warn the train.

Meanwhile, guns are being loaded aboard the "ghost train"; a very much alive Hodgkin flags the train off and climbs aboard. Teddy explains that the train is really being used by Nazi [[Fifth Column]]ists to secretly transport arms. While Price heads down the embankment with Julia and the driver to try to stop the train, Teddy knocks Sterling out and gains control of the situation. The train plunges into the river.

==Cast==
*[[Arthur Askey]] as Tommy Gander
*[[Richard Murdoch]] as Teddy Deakin
*[[Kathleen Harrison]] as Miss Bourne
*[[Peter Murray-Hill]] as R. G. Winthrop
*[[Carole Lynne]] as Jackie Winthrop
*[[Morland Graham]] as Dr. Sterling
*[[Betty Jardine]] as Edna
*[[Stuart Latham]] as Herbert
*[[Herbert Lomas (actor)|Herbert Lomas]] as Saul Hodgkin
*[[Raymond Huntley]] as John Price
*[[Linden Travers]] as Julia Price
*[[D. J. Williams (actor)|D. J. Williams]] as Ben Isaacs
* [[George Merritt (actor)|George Merritt]] as Inspector
* [[Sidney Monckton]] as Train Guard
* [[Wallace Bosco]] as Ted Holmes
* [[William Thomas Jones]] as the chauffeur

==Production==
The first sound film version was [[The Ghost Train (1931 film)|released in 1931]] with [[Jack Hulbert]]. The Askey version was announced in August 1939.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127468269 |title=FAMILY ARGUMENT |newspaper=[[The Maitland Daily Mercury]] |issue=21,321 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=16 August 1939 |access-date=3 September 2017 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The script had to be rewritten to accommodate Askey; the actions of Hulbert's part were divided between the comic star and Richard Murdoch.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52476084 |title=WEEKLY SCREEN NOTES TWO PEOPLE WHO WRITE FAMOUS SCREEN COMEDIES |newspaper=[[The Examiner (Tasmania)]] |location=Tasmania, Australia |date=6 December 1941 |access-date=7 May 2020 |page=8 (LATE NEWS EDITION) |via=Trove }}</ref>

Filming did not proceed immediately; in January 1941 reports said [[Carol Reed]] would direct and Edward Black would produce.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article234607103 |title=ONWARD AND UPWARD! |newspaper=[[Smith's Weekly]] |volume=XXII |issue=45 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=4 January 1941 |access-date=3 September 2017 |page=19 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Eventually the job of directing went to Walter Forde who had made the earlier sound version.

Filming began in February 1941. It was an early role for Carole Lynn who had been discovered dancing on the West End.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article167440399 |title=BRITAIN MAKES THRILLERS AND COMEDIES |newspaper=[[The Newcastle Sun]] |issue=7216 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=1 February 1941 |access-date=3 September 2017 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Shooting took place at the [[Lime Grove Studios]] in [[Shepherd's Bush]], with sets designed by the [[art director]] [[Alex Vetchinsky]]. Some [[location shooting|location shots]] were also taken around [[Teignmouth]] and [[Dawlish Warren]] in [[Devon]].

==Reviews==
''[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]]'' described it as "a classy thriller:.<ref>Ghost Train, ''The Monthly Film Bulletin''; London Vol. 8, Iss. 85, (Jan 1, 1941): 27.</ref>

''[[Sight & Sound]]'' called it "funnier and more ghostly than the original".<ref>WHY NOT A SCHOOL OF BRITISH FILM MAKING?
Russell, Evelyn. ''Sight & Sound''; London Vol. 10, Iss. 37, (Spring 1941): 12.</ref>

In the 21st century, ''[[TV Guide]].com'' noted the film was "good for a few laughs and a couple of chilling surprises."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/the-ghost-train/124388 |title=The Ghost Train Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for The Ghost Train | TVGuide.com |publisher=Movies.tvguide.com |access-date=9 March 2014}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
*Arthur Askey – "The Seaside Band" (Written by Kenneth Blain) – (UK DECCA F 9944 10" 78 rpm shellac PICTURE LABELS)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collectorsfrenzy.com/details/380373284980/RARE_ARTHUR_ASKEY_PICTURE_LABEL_78_THE_SEASIDE_BAND_ZEBRA_SONG_DECCA_F9944_E |title=RARE ARTHUR ASKEY PICTURE LABEL 78 "THE SEASIDE BAND /ZEBRA SONG" DECCA F9944 E |publisher=CollectorsFrenzy |access-date=9 March 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0033660}}
*[http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/193621%7C0/The-Ghost-Train.html ''The Ghost Train''] at [[TCMDB]]
*{{Internet Archive film | id= TheGhostTrain}}

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