The Last Journey
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| Directed by | Bernard Vorhaus |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Written by | John Soutar H. Fowler Mear Joseph Jefferson Farjeon |
| Starring | Godfrey Tearle Hugh Williams Judy Gunn Mickey Brantford |
| Music by | W.L. Trytel |
| Cinematography | William Luff Percy Strong |
| Edited by | Lister Laurance |
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Production
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| Distributed by | Twickenham Film Distributors Ltd. (UK) Atlantic Pictures Corporation (US) |
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Release dates
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1936 |
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Running time
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66 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Last Journey is a 1936 British thriller film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Godfrey Tearle, Hugh Williams and Judy Gunn.[1]
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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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- ↑ Richards p.191
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9507E7D71230E13BBC4053DFB066838D629EDE
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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
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Last Journey at IMDb
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