Ghost Train (1927 film)
| The Ghost Train | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Géza von Bolváry |
| Produced by |
Michael Balcon Hermann Fellner Arnold Pressburger Josef Somlo |
| Written by |
Arnold Ridley (play) Adolf Lantz Benno Vigny |
| Starring |
Guy Newall Ilse Bois Louis Ralph Hilde Jennings |
| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
| Cinematography | Otto Kanturek |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
Release dates |
September 1927 (UK) 29 October 1927 (Germany) |
Running time | 6,500 feet [1] |
| Country |
Germany United Kingdom |
| Language |
Silent English/German intertitles |
Ghost Train (German:Der Geisterzug) is a 1927 German-British comedy crime film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Guy Newall, Ilse Bois and Louis Ralph.[2] It is an adaptation of the Arnold Ridley play The Ghost Train. It was a co-production between Gainsborough Pictures and UFA and was shot at the latter's Staaken Studios in Berlin.
Cast
- Guy Newall - Teddy Deakin
- Ilse Bois - Miss Bourne
- Louis Ralph - Saul Hodgkin
- Hilde Jennings - Peggy Murdock
- John Manners - Charles Murdock
- Sinaida Korolenko - Elsie Winthrop
- Ernő Verebes - Richard Winthrop
- Hertha von Walther - Julia Price
References
- ↑ Low p.372
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/62202
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925-1950. Berghahn Books, 2008.
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
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