| The Ghost Train | |
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| Directed by | Géza von Bolváry |
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| Cinematography | Otto Kanturek |
| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
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| Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
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Running time | 6,500 feet[1] |
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The Ghost Train (German:Der Geisterzug) is a 1927 German-Britishcrime comedy film directed byGéza von Bolváry and starringGuy Newall, Ilse Bois andLouis Ralph.[2] It is an adaptation ofArnold Ridley's playThe Ghost Train. The film was aco-production betweenGainsborough Pictures andPhoebus Film and was shot at the latter'sStaaken Studios inBerlin. The film was released in France asLe Train Fantome.
Some sources have reported over the years that the film was directed by famed Hungarian directorMichael Curtiz but, according to critic Troy Howarth, "he's not credited on the prints, nor is the title attributed to him in any reputable source".
The story was filmed again (with sound) in 1931.[3]
Some strange supernatural phenomenon starts to occur in a railway station, leading members of the public to avoid the place. It turns out some criminals are faking the strange events to keep people away from the station to protect their smuggling operations.[3]
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