A 75-minute British noir where the train isn't the only thing getting derailed.
A crime reporter begins to investigate the disappearance of his bosses wife who had witnessed a murder.
Acting
William Hartnell steals every scene before he was ever The Doctor.
Production
Claustrophobic train compartments shot like pressure cookers.
Director
John Harlow
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was David Farrar's breakout role before Gainsborough Studios made him a gothic heartthrob.
Shot during the Blitz, the film's paranoia about hidden violence mirrored London's own atmosphere of sudden death.
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