The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) | |
| Director(s) | Charles Crichton |
| Producer(s) | Michael Truman, Michael Balcon (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy |
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The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) was a Comedy Film directed by Charles Crichton and produced by Michael Balcon and Michael Truman.
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The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953): A Review by Kyle Edwards
By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogThe Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) is an early-1950s British comedy which tells a story similar to many real occurrences throughout the world. After Britain's large, nationalized railroad company "British Railways" decides to cease operations over a rural branch line, a small group of concerned locals ... Read full article
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953): A Review by Kyle Edwards
By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogThe Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) is an early-1950s British comedy which tells a story similar to many real occurrences throughout the world. After Britain's large, nationalized railroad company "British Railways" decides to cease operations over a rural branch line, a small group of concerned locals ... Read full article
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Mrs Valentine: Do you know what time it is?
Valentine: Yes, my love: summer double time.
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The role of the pre-accident locomotive #1401 was played by two separate 14XX locomotives, facing in opposite directions to allow as much filming as possible. #1401 starred as herself while #1450 masqueraded as her sister with identical number-plates. Though #1401 was later scrapped, #1450 was preserved and today operates on steam railways throughout Britain.
Writer T.E.B. Clarke was a neighbor of Richard Beeching, then Director of ICI, at the time of filming. Beeching's 1963 report "The Re-shaping of British Railways" resulted in the wholesale closure of many branch lines like the one portrayed in the movie.
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