The Last Journey
The Last Journey is a 1936 British drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Godfrey Tearle, Hugh Williams and Judy Gunn.[1]
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| Directed by | Bernard Vorhaus |
| Written by | John Soutar H. Fowler Mear Joseph Jefferson Farjeon |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Starring | Godfrey Tearle Hugh Williams Judy Gunn Mickey Brantford |
| Cinematography | William Luff Percy Strong |
| Edited by | Lister Laurance |
| Music by | W.L. Trytel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Twickenham Film Distributors Ltd. (UK) Atlantic Pictures Corporation (US) |
Release date | 1936 |
Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
A train driver (Julien Mitchell) on his last journey before retirement thinks his fireman is having an affair with his wife. The driver intends to kill himself and his passengers by crashing the train. The train is filled with colourful characters, including a psychoanalyst who persuades the driver not to do it.
Cast
- Godfrey Tearle as Sir Wilfred Rhodes
- Hugh Williams as Gerald Winter
- Judy Gunn as Diana Gregory
- Mickey Brantford as Tom
- Julien Mitchell as Bob Holt
- Olga Lindo as Mrs. Holt
- Michael Hogan as Charlie
- Frank Pettingell as Goddard
- Eliot Makeham as Pip
- Eve Gray as Daisy
Production
The film was made at Twickenham Studios and is considered a quota quickie.[2]
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote, "there are some engaging directorial touches, and there is some excellent photography" ;[3] and Britmovie noted a "gripping low-budget b-movie portmanteau thriller featuring fast-cutting from director Bernard Vorhaus and impressive location shooting on the Great Western Railway."[4]
References
- "The Last Journey (1935)". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014.
- Richards p.191
- "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. 3 March 2022.
- "The Last Journey". britmovie.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
Bibliography
- Richards, Jeffrey (ed.). The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929- 1939. I.B. Tauris & Co, 1998.