Night Train for Inverness
Night Train for Inverness | |
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Directed by | Ernest Morris |
Produced by | Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger |
Written by | Mark Grantham |
Music by | Albert Elms |
Cinematography | James Wilson |
Edited by | Spencer Reeve |
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Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures (UK) |
Release dates
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January 1960 (UK) |
Running time
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69 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Night Train for Inverness is a black and white 1960 British drama film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Norman Wooland, Jane Hylton and Dennis Waterman.[1][2] It is notable as the film debut of Dennis Waterman. [3]
Plot
Roy Lewis, just released from jail, kidnaps his young son Ted and takes him on a train bound for Inverness. However, Lewis doesn't know that Ted is diabetic and faces death without regular insulin injections. Meanwhile, a police manhunt is launched.
Partial cast
- Norman Wooland - Roy Lewis
- Jane Hylton - Marion
- Dennis Waterman - Ted Lewis
- Silvia Francis - Ann Lewis
- Valentine Dyall - Inspector Kent
- Irene Arnold - Mrs Wall
- Colin Tapley - Dr Jackson
- Howard Lang - Sergeant
- Kaplan Kaye - Charles
Critical reception
TV Guide gave it two out of four stars, calling it an "average drama." [4] while The List gave it three out of five stars, and wrote, "this tight, train-bound 1960 thriller has a lot to commend it...Gutsy (for its time) and very watchable." [5]
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External links
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