Comedy
The Titfield Thunderbolt
The Comedy Hit of the Year!
When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains. Unfortunately the local bus company starts to use methods that can hardly be seen as fair competition.
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Top Cast
Stanley Holloway
Walter Valentine
George Relph
Vicar Sam Weech
Naunton Wayne
George Blakeworth
John Gregson
Squire Gordon Chesterford
Godfrey Tearle
Ollie Matthews (The Bishop)
Hugh Griffith
Dan
Gabrielle Brune
Joan Hampton
Sidney James
Harry Hawkins
Directed by
Charles Crichton
Production
Ealing StudiosReviews
John Chard
10/104/21/2015
Yes, yes, she'll run. She's as good as she ever was. I'll stake my living on it! It's almost impossible for me to write a review of substance for The Titfield Thunderbolt, such is the love and unadulterated joy I have had with it for nigh on 40 years now. It was one of those magical moments in childhood when me, an obvious train set owner, caught this colourful {it was Ealing Studios first colour film} picture and took it all in like it was magic in a box. Of course back then I had no idea about the thematics of the picture, I just loved the train and the quirky characters that were making me laugh. But now here in a more modern age the film holds up better than most of its Ealing contemporaries, those themes back in the day are a reality. Villages are desperately clinging onto their id
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