Night Train for Inverness
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| Directed by | Ernest Morris |
| Written by | Mark Grantham |
| Produced by | |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Spencer Reeve |
| Music by | Albert Elms |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures (UK) |
Release date | January 1960 (UK) |
Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Night Train for Inverness is a black and white 1960 British drama film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Norman Wooland, Jane Hylton and Dennis Waterman.[1][2] It is notable as the film debut of Dennis Waterman.[3] The film was referenced in an episode of the Minder Podcast.[4]
Plot
Roy Lewis, just released from gaol, kidnaps his young son Ted and takes him on a train bound for Inverness. However, Lewis doesn't know that Ted is diabetic and faces death without regular insulin injections. Meanwhile, a police manhunt is launched.
Partial cast
- Norman Wooland - Roy Lewis
- Jane Hylton - Marion Crane
- Dennis Waterman - Ted Lewis
- Silvia Francis - Ann Lewis
- Valentine Dyall - Inspector Kent
- Irene Arnold - Mrs Wall
- Colin Tapley - Dr Jackson
- Howard Lang - Sergeant
- Kaplan Kaye - Charles
Critical reception
TV Guide gave it two out of four stars, calling it an "average drama."[5] while The List gave it three out of five stars, and wrote, "this tight, train-bound 1960 thriller has a lot to commend it...Gutsy (for its time) and very watchable."[6] The film historians Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane say "it generates genuine suspense from a neatly plotted screenplay".[7]
References
- ^ "Night Train for Inverness (1960)". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009.
- ^ "Night Train for Inverness (1960) - Original Print Info - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ "DANZIGER FILMS". 78rpm.co.uk.
- ^ "Episode 14 – Dennis Waterman Tribute - THE MINDER PODCAST". 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Night Train For Inverness". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "Night Train to Inverness". The List.
- ^ Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane, The British 'B' Film, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2009, p. 151.
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