Night Train for Inverness
| Night Train for Inverness | |
|---|---|
Paramount British Pictures (UK) | |
Release date | January 1960 (UK) |
Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Night Train for Inverness is a
It is notable as the film debut of Dennis Waterman[4] and was referenced in an episode of The Minder Podcast (about the ITV series 1979–1994, 2009, featuring Waterman).[5]
Plot
Roy Lewis, just released from gaol, kidnaps his young son Ted and takes him on a train bound for
Cast
- Norman Wooland as Roy Lewis
- Jane Hylton as Marion Crane
- Dennis Waterman as Ted Lewis
- Silvia Francis as Ann Lewis
- Valentine Dyall as Inspector Kent
- Irene Arnold as Mrs Wall
- Colin Tapley as Dr Jackson
- Howard Lang as sergeant
- Kaplan Kaye as Charles
- Arnold Bell as Higgins
- Anton Rodgers as intern
- Larry Noble as buffet attendant
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The action pointedly plays for suspense and pathos, but a contrived script and self-conscious, heavy-handed direction prove insurmountable obstacles. The net result is extremely mild, with the wife – effectively played by Silvia Francis – emerging as by far the most convincing character."[6]
TV Guide gave it two out of four stars, calling it an "average drama."[8]
The List gave it three out of five stars, and wrote, "this tight, train-bound 1960 thriller has a lot to commend it... Gutsy (for its time) and very watchable."[9]
The film historians Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane wrote that the film "generates genuine suspense from a neatly plotted screenplay".[10]
References
- ^ "Night Train for Inverness". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Night Train for Inverness (1960)". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009.
- ^ "Night Train for Inverness (1960) - Original Print Info - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ "DANZIGER FILMS". 78rpm.co.uk.
- ^ "Episode 14 – Dennis Waterman Tribute - THE MINDER PODCAST". 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Night Train for Inverness". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 27 (312): 38. 1 January 1960 – via ProQuest.
- Kine Weekly. 513 (2731): 30. 4 February 1960 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Night Train For Inverness". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "Night Train to Inverness". The List.
- ^ Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane, The British 'B' Film, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2009, p. 151.
External links
- Night Train for Inverness at IMDb
- Night Train for Inverness then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets
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