The Last Journey
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Synopsis
A train driver (Julien Mitchell) on his last journey before retirement thinks his fireman is having an affair with his wife. The driver intends to kill himself and his passengers by crashing the train. The train is filled with colourful characters, including a psychoanalyst who persuades the driver not to do it.
Cast
- Godfrey Tearle as Sir Wilfred Rhodes
- Hugh Williams as Gerald Winter
- Judy Gunn as Diana Gregory
- Mickey Brantford as Tom
- Julien Mitchell as Bob Holt
- Olga Lindo as Mrs. Holt
- Michael Hogan as Charlie
- Frank Pettingell as Goddard
- Eliot Makeham as Pip
- Eve Gray as Daisy
Production
The film was made at Twickenham Studios and is considered a quota quickie.[2]
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote, "there are some engaging directorial touches, and there is some excellent photography";[3] and Britmovie noted a "gripping low-budget b-movie portmanteau thriller featuring fast-cutting from director Bernard Vorhaus and impressive location shooting on the Great Western Railway."[4]
References
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Bibliography
- Richards, Jeffrey (ed.). The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929- 1939. I.B. Tauris & Co, 1998.
External links
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- 1936 films
- British black-and-white films
- 1936 crime drama films
- British crime drama films
- Films directed by Bernard Vorhaus
- Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios
- Films set in London
- Films set on trains
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
- Films scored by William Trytel
- English-language crime drama films