The Ghost Train (1927)

The Ghost Train (German: Der Geisterzug) is a 1927 German-British crime comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Guy Newall, Ilse Bois and Louis Ralph. It is an adaptation of Arnold Ridley's play The Ghost Train. The film was a co-production between Gainsborough Pictures and Phoebus Film and was shot at the latter's Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film was released in France as Le Train Fantome.
The Plot.
Some strange supernatural phenomenon starts to occur in a railway station, leading members of the public to avoid the place. It turns out some criminals are faking strange events to keep people away from the station to protect their smuggling operations.

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Thank you for screening this - I didn't know the film still existed in its entirety. Personally speaking I prefer this to the better known Arthur Askey version - perhaps being shorter, Tommy doesn't have time to irritate me so much!
But, remembering that, like that film (and the earlier 1930's British film) its mostly a studio set, it is still good - some nice visual humour, restrained acting and Julia in particular is great!
Its nice to see several ex LSWR engines acting their roles - the big tender engine is a T9 class. Obviously those bits were shot in England, probably at Nine Elms or Eastleigh? The station (OK, its a set) has low German platforms and point signal lamps. (Some of us are 'trained' to notice these things....)
Great entertainment - and really glad to see it