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Train of Events

Sidney Cole

1949 • 1h 28m

A train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how it will affect them and how they deal with it.

Train of Events

Cast

Jack Warner

Jack WarnerJim Hardcastle

Gladys Henson

Gladys HensonMrs Hardcastle

Patric Doonan

Patric DoonanRon Stacey

Valerie Hobson

Valerie HobsonStella

Joan Dowling

Joan DowlingElla

Olga Lindo

Olga LindoMrs. Bailey

Susan Shaw

Susan ShawDoris Hardcastle

Philip DaleHardcastle's Fireman

Miles Malleson

Miles MallesonJohnson, the Timekeeper

Leslie Phillips

Leslie PhillipsStacey's Fireman

Percy WalshDistrict Superintendent

Will AmbroLancashire Railwayman

John Clements

John ClementsRaymond Hillary

Irina BaronovaIrina Norozova

John Gregson

John GregsonMalcolm Murray-Bruce

Crew

Charles Crichton

Charles CrichtonDirector

Basil Dearden

Basil DeardenScreenplay

Angus MacPhail

Angus MacPhailScreenplay

Michael Balcon

Michael BalconProducer

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