Train of Events 75 years old

Train of Events

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.

Credits

Train of Events Cast

Name Character
Valerie Hobson She was 31, 81 years old when she died as Stella
Jack Warner He was 56, 86 years old when he died as Jim Hardcastle
Leslie Phillips He was 24, now 99 years old as Stacey's Fireman
Peter Finch He was 32, 60 years old when he died as Philip Mason
Michael Hordern He was 37, 83 years old when he died as First Plain Clothes Man
Laurence Naismith He was 40, 83 years old when he died as Joe Hunt
Mark Dignam He was 39, 80 years old when he died as Bolingbroke
Miles Malleson He was 60, 80 years old when he died as Johnson, the Timekeeper
John Gregson He was 29, 55 years old when he died as Malcolm Murray-Bruce
Susan Shaw She was 19, 49 years old when she died as Doris Hardcastle
Laurence Payne He was 29, 89 years old when he died as Richard
Bryan Coleman He was 37, 94 years old when he died as Actor
Lyndon Brook He was 22, 77 years old when he died as Actor
Philip Dale He was 13, now 61 years old as Hardcastle's Fireman
Charles Morgan as Second Plain Clothes Man
Joan Dowling She was 21, 26 years old when she died as Ella
Thelma Grigg She was 37, 91 years old when she died as The Harpist
Mary Morris She was 33, 72 years old when she died as Louise
Guy Verney as The Producer
John Clements He was 38, 77 years old when he died as Raymond Hillary
Percy Walsh He was 60, 63 years old when he died as District Superintendent
Patric Doonan He was 23, 32 years old when he died as Ron Stacey
Olga Lindo was 49, 68 years old when died as Mrs. Bailey
Gwen Cherrell as Charmian
Gladys Henson She was 51, 85 years old when she died as Mrs Hardcastle
Henry Hewitt He was 63, 82 years old when he died as Actor

Train of Events Crew

Name Department
Michael Balcon as Producer. He was 52 (81) years old when He died Production
Anthony Mendleson as Costume Design. He was 33 (81) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Bernard Gribble as Editor. He was 21 (76) years old when He died Editing
Paul Beeson as Camera Operator. He was 28 (80) years old when He died Camera
Basil Dearden as Director. He was 38 (60) years old when He died Directing
Basil Dearden as Screenplay. He was 38 (60) years old when He died Writing
Angus MacPhail as Screenplay. He was 45 (59) years old when He died Writing
Lionel Banes as Director of Photography. He was 44 (91) years old when He died Camera
Charles Crichton as Director. He was 38 (89) years old when He died Directing
Sidney Cole as Director. He was 40 (89) years old when He died Directing
Ronald Millar as Screenplay. He was 29 (78) years old when He died Writing
Gordon Dines as Director of Photography. He was 37 (70) years old when He died Camera
Barbara Barnard as Hairstylist. Costume & Make-Up
Ernest Taylor as Makeup Artist. He was 72 (94) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
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Train of Events (75 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, January 18, 1949
  • Runtime: 88 minutes