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Stranded at midnight with a ghost train? I'd rather fight the ticket inspector.
TMDB
70
IMDb
68

The Ghost Train (1939)

Creaky spooky funBritish murder mystery energyTrain delayed by GHOSTS

Overview

ComedyHorrorThrillerCrime

A group of travelers find themselves stranded for the night at a deserted train station, which according to the old stationmaster, has been haunted for the last 20 years.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Adolphe Engers as the skeptic professor stealing every scene with perfect timing.

Production

That gloriously fake train station set—pure 1930s theatrical magic.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you want cozy spooks without sleeping with lights on.·Friends: Drinking game: sip every time someone mentions the 20-year curse.
Karel Lamač

Director

Karel Lamač

ReleasedMay 10, 1939
Runtime1h 10m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight

Top Cast

Sara Heyblom

Sara Heyblom

Juffrouw Borneman

Lies de Wind

Lies de Wind

Mieke

Chris Baay

Chris Baay

Eddy

Adolphe Engers

Adolphe Engers

Professor Alberto

Cissy Van Bennekom

Cissy Van Bennekom

Corrie

Louis Borel

Louis Borel

Ted

Lau Ezerman

Lau Ezerman

Conducteur

Nico De Jong

Nico De Jong

Dr. Looman

Fien de la Mar

Fien de la Mar

Julia van Dongen

Jan Musch

Jan Musch

Stationchef van Valkenrade

John Gobau

John Gobau

(uncredited)

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Cultural

This Dutch adaptation of Arnold Ridley's famous 1923 play helped cement the 'haunted transport' subgenre that peaked with films like Horror Express.

Trivia

Director Karel Lamač shot this during his exile from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, making this ghost train oddly personal—he literally couldn't go home.

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