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05/10/1937 Comedy 1h 25m
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Overview

Comedy in which a bungling railway worker is given the job of stationmaster at a rundown station in rural Ireland, where his sidekicks are a toothless old gaffer and a portly young loudmouth. Hilarious adventures ensue, including a locomotive chase after gunrunners make off with a train.

  1. Marcel Varnel

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Will Hay

    William Porter

  2. Moore Marriott

    Jeremiah Harbottle

  3. Graham Moffatt

    Albert Brown

  4. Percy Walsh

    Superintendent

  5. Dave O'Toole

    Postman

  6. Sebastian Smith

    Mr Trimbletow

  7. Agnes Lauchlan

    Mrs Trimbletow

  8. Dennis Wyndham

    Grogan/One Eyed Joe

  9. Frederick Piper

    Ledbetter

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2019-09-08
I want a ticket to Birmingham but you've given me one to Crewe...

...Oh Mr Porter what a funny man you are.

William Porter is an inept railway worker who keeps getting fired from his various positions in the industry. In spite of his dubious record he gets sent to dead end station Buggleskelly, Northern Ireland, a place where many of the previous station masters have met mysterious ends.

"Every night when the moon gives light, the miller's ghost is seen.. He walks the track, a sack on his back, and his ear hole painted green.. He haunts the tunnel, he haunts the hill and the land that...read the rest
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