A Train of Ghosts
About A Train of Ghosts
Passengers are stuck for the night at a remote English station. That is the night a ghost express is supposed to roar through, the train that wrecked there years before. Teddy Deakin is among the stranded, with Mary, Mrs. Burns, and Dr. Stirling.
Cast & crew
More about A Train of Ghosts
Lajos Lázár directed this Hungarian remake of the 1931 British film The Ghost Train, itself from Arnold Ridley's 1923 play. Lajos Bíró and László Békeffi wrote the script. Sándor Winter produced. Some exteriors were taken from the British film. It opened at the Royal Apolló in Budapest on April 15, 1933. A Romanian version, directed by Jean Mihail, was shot the same month.
Themes
Making
City Film used Hunnia's Budapest stages and borrowed outdoor shots from Walter Forde's British version instead of rebuilding every exterior.
Look
István Eiben shot the station interiors at Hunnia, in black and white.
Music
Mihály Eisemann and Dezső Szenkár wrote the music. The track is mono.
Notes
- Hungarian title: Kísértetek vonata.
- Jenő Törzs plays Teddy Deakin. Marika Rökk plays Mary. Ella Gombaszögi is Mrs. Burns. Oscar Beregi Sr. is Dr. Stirling.
- Zoltán Makláry is the stationmaster Black. Lajos Ihász is Robert.
- István Eiben photographed it. György Feld edited. István Szirontai Lhotka designed the sets.
- The print is 1,882 meters, about 65 minutes, at 1.37:1.
Scenes
- The passengers learn they will spend the night at the unmanned station.
- Midnight is the hour the wrecked express is supposed to pass.
Influenced by
- The Ghost Train (Arnold Ridley play, 1923)
- The Ghost Train (1931 film)
