The Ghost Train (1933 film)
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| The Ghost Train | |
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| Directed by | Lajos Lázár |
| Written by | Lajos Bíró László Békeffi |
| Based on | The Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley |
| Produced by | Sándor Winter |
| Starring | Jenö Törzs Marika Rökk Ella Gombaszögi |
| Cinematography | István Eiben |
| Edited by | György Feld |
| Music by | Mihály Eisemann Dezsõ Szenkár |
Production company | City Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
The Ghost Train (Hungarian: Kísértetek vonata) is a 1933 Hungarian comedy mystery thriller film directed by Lajos Lázár and starring Jenö Törzs, Marika Rökk and Ella Gombaszögi.[1] It is an adaptation of Arnold Ridley's 1923 play The Ghost Train. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director István Szirontai Lhotka. A Romanian version of the story was also produced the same year.
Synopsis
[edit]A group of passengers are stranded in an English country station the very night that a famed ghostly express train is due to appear.
Cast
[edit]- Jenö Törzs as Teddy Deakin
- Marika Rökk as Mary
- Ella Gombaszögi as Mrs. Burns
- Oscar Beregi Sr. as Dr. Stirling
- Lajos Ihász as Robert
- Zoltán Makláry as Black, állomásfõnök
- Margit Ladomerszky as Julia
- Sándor Pethes as Nászutas
- Ica Bodó as Nászutas
- Gábor Kertész as Price
- Ferenc Turay as Sofõr
- Elemér Baló as Rádióstiszt
- Jenö Herczeg as Elsõ utas
- Gyula Justh as Kalauz
- Vilmos Komlós as Második utas
- Rózsi Miklós as Lány a vonaton
References
[edit]- ^ Cunningham p.46
Bibliography
[edit]- Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
- Juhász, István. Kincses magyar filmtár 1931-1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről. Kráter, 2007.
- Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988). Saur, 1981.
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