The ghost train by arnold ridley 26 28 november 2014. Few actors are better versed in ghost train lore than holland, who has appeared in four different productions, and worked alongside arnold ridley in a stage version of dads army. Starring richard bird as the alcoholic criminologist with an axe to grind, the warren case is directed by walter summers, whose twodecade body of work includes acclaimed historical. The play ran for over a year in its original soldout london theatrical run, and is regarded as a modern minor classic. Arthur askey and richard murdoch who both star in this film were a comedy partnership who, at the time the film was made were probably the most poplular comedy duo on british radio. He is known for his play the ghost train and for playing the elderly private charles godfrey in the british sitcom dads army 196877 ridley was born on 7 january 1896 in bath, somerset, england. The ghost train is a theatre comedy suspense thriller, written in 1923 by the english actor and playwright arnold ridley. The ghost train started life as a play penned by arthur ridley. Soft covers, some internal markings and underlinings in pen, otherwise good condition. And ever more shall be so by norman robbins 22 24 april 2015. A fantastic exploration of the darkness within ourselves, and one of the best horror movie scripts for. A long running success in london and on broadway and packed with thrills, chills and laughter.
Arnold ridleys classic drama was first produced in 1925 and filmed no less than three times. The classic english mystery thriller the ghost train was released on 3rd may 1941. This special production of arnold ridley s stage play the ghost train was produced in 1951 especially for decca to release on lp lk4040. The story centres upon the social interaction of a group of railway passengers who have been stranded at a remote rural station overnight, and are increasingly threatened by a latent external force, with a denouement ending. Despite the pyschic stationmasters weird stories of a ghost train, they decide to stay the night in the waiting. The ghost train is a 1941 gainsborough movie directed by walter forde from the play by arnold ridley. A writer of numerous plays and film scripts, including the hit the ghost train, his other acting credits include the radio soap the archers, the avengers, the. Even though john carpenters the fog came into our consciousness with the label of a lesser work from the old master, which is a misconception that probably persuaded many horror film lovers to postpone their encounter with it and rather choose a more popular title for their movie nights, from the films very beginning, marked by the atmospheric tale by the campfire and. In maine near the canadian border theres a legend of a phantom locomotive sweeping through a peaceful village leaving death in its wake. He was married to althea parker from 1945 until his death in 1984.
The ghost train 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Predstavlja prvu adaptaciju drame the ghost train arnolda ridleya. William arnold ridley, obe was an english playwright and actor, first notable as the author of the play the ghost train and later in life for portraying the elderly private charles godfrey in the british sitcom dads army 196877. Ghos train je njemackobritanska crnobijela nijema kriminalisticka filmska komedija snimljena 1927. The ghost train is a 1941 british mystery thriller film directed by walter forde based on the 1923 play of the same name written by arnold ridley. Books select your cookie preferences we use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads, including interestbased ads. Listen free to ghost train audiobook by arnold ridley with a 30 day free trial. You may remember arnold ridley as private godfrey, the gentle, old medic in the british comedy series dads army, but as well as an actor, he was also a prolific playwright. This page was last edited on 9 november 2020, at 01. This is awful speaking as an actorthis is a terrible piece of work. The ghost train all aboard for the worlds scariest play. The ghost train written by arnold ridley directed by nick mouton 28 march 1 april 2017 barons court theatre 1.
They disregard the station masters stark warnings and decide to spend the night. He also began his own film studios, quality films, in 1936, but. Based on the play by arnold ridley, and directed by. Media in category the ghost train play the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. August 20, 2015 final shooting draft script in pdf format. Some people remember arnold ridley as the actor who played the part of private godfrey in the television comedy dads army. Arnold ridley a long running success in london and on broadway and packed with thrills, chills and laughter. Ridley, who these days is perhaps best known for his role as private godfrey in the series dads army, enjoyed a long and varied career as a writer, actor and director. Of his 19 plays, the best known is the ghost train, written in 1923 after ridley was stranded overnight during a rail journey through gloucestershire. What did private pike call sergeant wilson in tvs dads army. The surviving film, at a guess reels 2, 3, 6 all silent, 5, 8 both with sound from 8. William arnold ridley, obe was an english playwright and actor, first notable as the author of the play the ghost train and later in life for portraying the elderly private charles godfrey in.
The ghost train 1941 horror the ghost train by arnold ridley legend of the ghost train surprising. Based on the play by arnold ridley, and directed by walter forde, the film starred arthur askey, richard murdoch and kathleen harrison. The ghost train all aboard for the worlds scariest play theatre. Perhaps thats why, in contrast to jordan peeles 200 drafts of get out, kent had nailed the script in just five drafts. The dark lady of the sonnets script in hand performance by george bernard shaw 12th july 2015. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. Which member of the dads army cast wrote the play the ghost train. The appearance of the title locomotive in arnold ridley s the one with the weak bladder in tv sitcom dads army 1923 play originally employed eleven people just to create the sound effect the opening of paul hunters production at the royal exchange perhaps pays tribute to this with an overture of live banging, scraping and rolling to create the sound of the train containing the main. Simplyscripts downloadable movie scripts, screenplays. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. William arnold ridley, obe 7 january 1896 12 march 1984 was an english playwright and actor, earlier in his career known for writing the play the ghost train and later in life for portraying the elderly private godfrey in the british sitcom dads army 19681977. A very silly young man accidentally strands six passengers at a small cornish wayside station.
Listen to the ghost train audiobook by arnold ridley. About the play a group of travellers find themselves stranded at a remote railway station somewhere in cornwall. He returned to acting in 1927, in the ghost train, and continued as a writer, actor and director till 1939. Androcles and the lion script in hand performance by george bernard shaw. Ghost train, the gainsborough 1941 classic monsters.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. His first play was not a success, but he perservered and in 1925 hit paydirt with his second script, the famous thriller the ghost train. Spectacular fullscale derailment from the 1931 version of the ghost train and also the 1941 version arnold ridley is fondly remembered in the uk as one of the stars of seventies sitcom dads army, about an incompetent and mainly superannuated group of volunteer soldiers in the wwii home guard, a show which made ridley a national star at age 72 it continued until he was 81. William arnold ridley, obe 7 january 1896 12 march 1984 was an english playwright and actor. Arnold ridley obe 18961984, the british playwright and actor, is probably best remembered as author of the play the ghost train, and for his roles of private godfrey in dads army and doughy hood in the radio soap the archers born in bath in 1896 and educated at bristol university, ridley seemed destined to become a stage actor, making his first appearance in a production of. If you ally dependence such a referred the ghost train play acting edition books that. Two new productions of arnold ridleys drama about travellers stuck in a haunted railway station prove this 1923 comedy thriller hasnt run out. Arnold ridley archive theatre collection university of. The ghost train 1931 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Arnold ridley was a fine playwright and his play the ghost train is. The story takes place over 4 hours at night, from 10pm to 2am. A disturbed, warscarred crime reporter turns to illegal means in an attempt to generate news stories in this gripping earlythirties thriller based on the acclaimed play by the ghost train s arnold ridley. The ghost train was originally written as a play by arnold ridley later best known as private godrey in dads army. Listen free to ghost train by arnold ridley with a free trial. In tvs dads army what are the names of private godfreys two elderly sisters, with whom he lives. Ghost train, the gainsborough 1941 the classic english mystery thriller the ghost train was released on 3rd may 1941. This historical drama was shot at the philips studios philiwood in eindhoven, using the philipsmiller filmband, a new system for recording sound. Napravljena je u koprodukciji studija gainsborough pictures i ufa, pri cemu su posluzili ufaini studiji u berlinu. The ghost traingoldfield ghost townghost train safe scary fun for.
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