| 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. 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
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
- 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
- Cunningham p.46
Bibliography
- 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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- 1930s thriller films
- 1930s comedy mystery films
- 1930s comedy thriller films
- 1930s mystery thriller films
- Hungarian mystery films
- 1930s Hungarian-language films
- Hungarian thriller films
- Hungarian black-and-white films
- Films directed by Lajos Lázár
- Hungarian films based on plays
- Films set in England
- Remakes of British films
- Films scored by Mihály Eisemann
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