How have I never seen this movie before? Oh my goodness this is the type of movie that conjures up images of staying at my dad's at the weekend and sitting inside on Saturday morning with the rain pouring down outside watching a quaint and slightly disturbing old movie.
This is really a very good movie, and it's almost unheard of in modern day movies to see that a film about a ghost is given a 'U' rating which is even better. Although being a huge fan of George Formby I have never seen Arthur Askey in anything and it was a refreshing and delightful change. He seems to have the same 'variety hall show-business' act that Formby did although sometimes he goes a bit over the top. However! the basis of the story is simple, a group of passengers are stranded at an eerie train station one rainy and horrible night and are soon scared out their minds by the haunting tale of a ghost train that passes through the station at a certain point of the night. The teller of this story who works at the station refuses to stay with the group over night because he is so scared, and therefore the group decide to make the most of it in the waiting room, despite the continual annoyances of Askey's manic behaviour. A very funny and gentle film, it will scare you a bit but, only in a lovely and unassuming way. More Arthur Askey please!
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