The Ghost Train (1933 film)

The Ghost Train
Directed by	Lajos Lázár
Written by	Lajos Bíró László Békeffi
Based on	The Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley
Produced by	Sándor Winter
Starring	Jenö Törzs Marika Rökk Ella Gombaszögi
Cinematography	István Eiben
Edited by	György Feld
Music by	Mihály Eisemann Dezsõ Szenkár
Production company	City Film
Release date	15 April 1933 (1933-04-15)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

The Ghost Train (Hungarian: Kísértetek vonata) is a 1933 Hungarian comedy mystery thriller film directed by Lajos Lázár and starring Jenö Törzs, Marika Rökk and Ella Gombaszögi. It is an adaptation of Arnold Ridley's 1923 play The Ghost Train. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director István Szirontai Lhotka. A Romanian version of the story was also produced the same year.

Synopsis

A group of passengers are stranded in an English country station the very night that a famed ghostly express train is due to appear.

Cast

• Jenö Törzs as Teddy Deakin
• Marika Rökk as Mary
• Ella Gombaszögi as Mrs. Burns
• Oscar Beregi Sr. as Dr. Stirling
• Lajos Ihász as Robert
• Zoltán Makláry as Black, állomásfõnök
• Margit Ladomerszky as Julia
• Sándor Pethes as Nászutas
• Ica Bodó as Nászutas
• Gábor Kertész as Price
• Ferenc Turay as Sofõr
• Elemér Baló as Rádióstiszt
• Jenö Herczeg as Elsõ utas
• Gyula Justh as Kalauz
• Vilmos Komlós as Második utas
• Rózsi Miklós as Lány a vonaton

Bibliography

• Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
• Juhász, István. Kincses magyar filmtár 1931-1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről. Kráter, 2007.
• Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988). Saur, 1981.

External links

• The Ghost Train at IMDb