Movie Cosmos - The Interrupted Journey

Description:

When John North, a budding author, pulls the communication cord of a late night train that is taking him away on a weekend with his publishers wife, he sets in motion a series of events that lead to a train crash, a murder and a police man hunt, but all is not what it seems.

Top Cast >

Richard Todd

As John North

Valerie Hobson

As Carol North

Christine Norden

As Susan Wilding

Tom Walls

As Mr. Clayton

Alexander Gauge

As Jerves Wilding

Ralph Truman

As Inspector Waterson

Vida Hope

As Miss Marchmont

Dora Bryan

As the waitress

Vincent Ball

As the first workman

Jack Vyvyan

As the second workman

Cyril Smith

As Publican

Elsie Wagstaff

As Wilding's maid

Dora Sevening

As Mrs. Wilding senior

Nigel Neilson

As Sergeant Sanger

Arthur Lane

As Constable Cowley

Geoffrey Bellman

As a passenger

Alan Gordon

As the ticket inspector

Hope Matthews

As elderly gentleman

Roger Moore

As the soldier in Paddington café

Arnold Ridley

As Mr. Saunders

Gwynneth Vaughan

As the girl with the soldier

Top Crew >

Daniel Birt

Director

Reviews:

John Chard (7/10)

20 Killed, 31 Injured!

The Interrupted Journey is directed by Daniel Birt and written by Michael Pertwee. It stars Richard Todd, Valerie Hobson, Tom Walls and Ralph Truman. Music is by Stanley Black and cinematography by Erwin Hillier.

To Stop Train In Case Of Emergency Pull Down The Chain. Penalty For Improper Use £5.

That's a woman in a million.

Very tidy Brit noir this one. The story is a bit hokey as it enters Twilight Zone territories, but the twists, turns and mystery quotient keep it lively to hold the attention. The low budget is never a problem for Birt, who aided by the excellent Hillier, brings a feverish realm to the story by way of canted angles, shadow play and hazes, while certain images (shapes of doorways etc) are cunningly teasing the audience about what is going on. Cast are very strong to round this out as more than worth the time of the Brit noir film fan. 7/10

2015-04-24