That was an excellent one.

So much average

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Actually quite a crafty and thoughtful sitcom, with some enjoyable twists, and perhaps one should begin by understanding what this movie's style implies, you can judge the degree of craft that went into shooting this comedy by the very natural instantaneous changes of key, from the overabundance of comedy to the suspenseful moments (as when the station master returns, or when the ghost train passes, etc.); despite the fact that some mistake it for a shocker, which by no means was it ever meant to be. Even a seeming clumsiness like Julia's acting when she raves within the station, gets explained after-wards. Slapstick and sitcom, thoughtfully plotted; though coming from the league of unpretentiousness (the script is an occasional story, with a patriotic intent, and at least one mind-blowing twist …), it shows an enchanting ease at switching registers, at passing from slapstick to paranormal suspense, I also liked very much the sets, the station and its few shown surroundings. A 4th intimation would be that the leading actor knew how to move, how to use his body, and also how to make a bawdy remark; also, complainers who find his acting indigestible or astringent should be aware that this movie is a vehicle for him, he actually is the leading actor.

When I reviewed the Jean Arthur/John Wayne film A Lady Takes A Chance one of the things I remarked is that I could not imagine being on a three week bus tour of the USA with Phil Silvers as driver/tour guide. Someone who is 'on' as much as Silvers would have been killed by a passenger who couldn't take it after a while. Good in small doses.So true is it of British comedian Arthur Askey. This one pulls the emergency cord of a train he was riding on because his bowler hat flew off. The train stops and Askey runs down the tracks to retrieve his hat. Of course this makes him very popular with the other passengers, something that he cannot grasp as he seeks to entertain the group.The group misses a train connection and are forced to spend a night in a railway station where things start to go bump in the night. The passengers are told of the legend of The Ghost Train which was high balling along and plunged into a river when a draw bridge was left open. The legend says that you can hear the train at night, but to see it is instant death.Besides Askey for comic relief there is also Kathleen Harrison who gets herself good and soused and misses the action coming. All I can say is there are forces who want to keep The Ghost Train legend alive for their own nefarious purposes.The Ghost Train is a moderately amusing comedy which I hope that Arthur Askey takes it down a might for other films.

Mismatched travelers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to travel these parts at dead of night, carrying ghosts from a long-ago train wreck in the area. The travelers eventually get to the bottom of the things that go bump in the night. In between the scary bits, comedian Arthur Askey plays the gags with his Vaudeville style humor, to the constant irritation of his fellow passengers.I've said it before...these types of movies were popular in the mid 30s to early 40s. Unsure why there was a fad like this.It's a rather slow go. Really needed to pick up the pass to make it a good flick.

With help from a capable supporting cast, comic Askey carries this show very well.For some reason, it is listed on u tube under "Horror" and "scary", probably as a joke, because this is vaudeville comedy with a "haunted background".A group of characters are isolated at a train station where a "ghost train" is coming.We're never given any real "lead" characters. In fact, the most interesting thing about this film is the equality involved.1941 saw fewer prima donas, or at least room for everyone in many b movies. Here, Askey plays a comic named Gander, who is a cross between Groucho Marx and Erkel.He is very entertaining, too. I certainly wasn't around in those days, and he made me laugh, because vaudeville is usually about 15% up to date political commentary and 85% slapstick physical comedy.And most good comedy is at least 75% slapstick, and won't depend on the squawk of the year. Thus, it won't be "dated".Askey is certainly more amusing than 80% of the comedians we see in movies today. He isn't afraid to degrade himself for a laugh, and that's the key. Today's alleged comics are bred form local programs for the most part, and are really rich kids who would never debase themselves in any way.The story line here is weak, but that's okay, because it's just a farce. The real story here is "amusing the audience", and this the cast achieves.