Summary
Comedy in which a bungling railway worker is given the job of stationmaster at a rundown station in rural Ireland, where his sidekicks are a toothless old gaffer and a portly young loudmouth. Hilarious adventures ensue, including a locomotive chase after gunrunners make off with a train.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 83GoodWatch 79
Audience score92%
IMDb7.4
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most comedies, −15 min on the typical 100
typical 10085Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 6 more
Released
1937
October 5, 1937
89 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
and 8 more16 people
- Will HayWilliam Porter
- Moore MarriottJeremiah Harbottle
- Graham MoffattAlbert Brown
- PWPercy WalshSuperintendent
- DODave O'ToolePostman
- Sebastian SmithMr. Trimbletow
- Agnes LauchlanMrs. Trimbletow
- Dennis WyndhamGrogan/One Eyed Joe
- Frederick PiperMr. Leadbetter - Railway Official (uncredited)
- Frederick LloydOfficial at Ceremony
Beatrice VarleyBarney's Bar Landlady
Frank AtkinsonIrate Irishman in Barney's Bar- WCWilson ColemanMinister of Public Communications
Bryan HerbertExpress Train Guard- HHHarry HutchinsonSignalman (uncredited)
- CRCharles RolfeExpress Train Driver (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Marcel Varnel Director
Writing · 4
- Val Guest Screenplay
- J.O.C. Orton Screenplay
- Marriott Edgar Screenplay
- Frank Launder Original Story
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