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The Last Journey is a 1936 British drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Godfrey Tearle, Hugh Williams and Judy Gunn.
Synopsis
A train driver (Julien Mitchell) on his last journey before retirement thinks his fireman is having an affair with his wife. The driver intends to kill himself and his passengers by crashing the train. The train is filled with colourful characters, including a psychoanalyst who persuades the driver not to do it.
Cast
Godfrey Tearle as Sir Wilfred Rhodes
Hugh Williams as Gerald Winter
Judy Gunn as Diana Gregory
Mickey Brantford as Tom
Julien Mitchell as Bob Holt
Olga Lindo as Mrs. Holt
Michael Hogan as Charlie
Frank Pettingell as Goddard
Eliot Makeham as Pip
Eve Gray as Daisy
Production
The film was made at Twickenham Studios and is considered a quota quickie.
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote, "there are some engaging directorial touches, and there is some excellent photography"; and Britmovie noted a "gripping low-budget b-movie portmanteau thriller featuring fast-cutting from director Bernard Vorhaus and impressive location shooting on the Great Western Railway."
References
Bibliography
Richards, Jeffrey (ed.). The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929- 1939. I.B. Tauris & Co, 1998.
External links
The Last Journey at IMDb
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