Ghost Train [1941]

I cant stop praising this film it has become an instant classic at my home and I hope many others. Its very eerie in places too, but with the odd chill comes a joke. Its a cosy old british gem that should be anyones catalogue for those who like there humour and story

The Ghost train is a real treat for all the family - I like to thank my Dad for finding this treat - thankyou!

watch it on a cold sunday winters eve with a box of chocolates -thats what i will be doing!!


Wonderful British comedy   February 23, 2007
 15 out of 15 found this review helpful

There is something immensely comforting about black and white films from this era and The Ghost Train is a delight. Whether you like Arthur Askey or not (and he had many critics), his energy is that of the old music hall performers who had learned how to strike a spark with a live audience night after night, and it's impossible not to be swept along by his energy. In this slightly altered version of Arnold Ridley's play, Askey is the irrepressible but exasperating comedy turn, bound for what one suspects can only be a third-rate booking at a provincial theatre, but caught up in half-comic, half-spooky events at a deserted railway station. The minor characters are a delight - Kathleen Harrison as the abstemious spinster with the caged parrot: Edna and Herbert as the gloomy couple about to be married: the doctor who's a little too fond of a tipple, "Purely medicinal, you understand..." And, of course, the ghost train itself - "If it be a natural thing, where do it come from, and where do it go...?"
I have loved this film for many years, and I'm so pleased that it's finally come out on DVD.


THE ASKEY MEISTERS MAIN MOMENT   December 28, 2005
 21 out of 22 found this review helpful

This film is one that you can watch over and over again and each time pick up on new humourous moments.

Arnold Ridley (Of Dads Army Fame) wrote this play as a more serious manner but with Arthur Askey as a key player it gets turned into a comdy thriller but does not fail to please

I cannot say too much about the plot as I wouldnt like to ruin it for others, but its fair to say that this film becomes addicitive, If you love the likes of Will Hay, and Charlie Drake you'll love this film

It has made my life that this has made it to DVD as my Videod off the telly copy is well worn


At last on dvd ...   April 7, 2006
 16 out of 17 found this review helpful

For years I wondered would I ever see this old classic on dvd as my precious well worn copy on vhs from over 20 years ago is wafer thin at best.
I 1st seen this film as a 6 year old kid and was hooked in and it has mainatained as one of my favorites to this day.

A perfect film on a cold rainy night or i find it best if you have a cold/flu, wrapped up in bed, put this film on, its great.

Thank you amazon for making my day by having this dvd on sale.


At last! A true gem from the classic days of B&W!!   February 1, 2006
 19 out of 22 found this review helpful

Like the previous reviewer I taped this from TV years ago and have watched it over and over again. Askey does a grand job with the part he plays despite the fact he went for the humour rather than the more serious and "thriller-esque" style of the play. Having seen the play several times and even taken to the stage as one of the characters myself it is fair to say I am a bit biased in favour of this film, even if there are some plot holes you could drive a train through if you think too long about it. I recommend you don't, though, for it is a jolly romp and easily rates with the best of the famous Ealing comedies for it's comedic slant on the thriller that Arnold Ridley originally wrote. A definite must for my collection to go alongside The Signalman which I procured on DVD last year.