The Last Journey

The Last Journey
Directed by	Bernard Vorhaus
Produced by	Julius Hagen
Written by	John Soutar; H. Fowler Mear; Joseph Jefferson Farjeon
Starring	Godfrey Tearle; Hugh Williams; Judy Gunn; Mickey Brantford
Music by	W.L. Trytel
Cinematography	William Luff; Percy Strong
Edited by	Lister Laurance
Production; company	Twickenham Studios
Distributed by	Twickenham Film Distributors Ltd. (UK); Atlantic Pictures Corporation (US)
Release date	1936
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Last Journey is a 1936 British drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Godfrey Tearle, Hugh Williams and Judy Gunn.[1]

Synopsis

A train driver (Julien Mitchell) on his last journey before retirement thinks his fireman is having an affair with his wife. The driver intends to kill himself and his passengers by crashing the train. The train is filled with colourful characters, including a psychoanalyst who persuades the driver not to do it.

Cast

Godfrey Tearle as Sir Wilfred Rhodes
Hugh Williams as Gerald Winter
Judy Gunn as Diana Gregory
Mickey Brantford as Tom
Julien Mitchell as Bob Holt
Olga Lindo as Mrs. Holt
Michael Hogan as Charlie
Frank Pettingell as Goddard
Eliot Makeham as Pip
Eve Gray as Daisy

Production

The film was made at Twickenham Studios and is considered a quota quickie.[2]

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote, "there are some engaging directorial touches, and there is some excellent photography" ;[3] and Britmovie noted a "gripping low-budget b-movie portmanteau thriller featuring fast-cutting from director Bernard Vorhaus and impressive location shooting on the Great Western Railway."[4]

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References

"The Last Journey (1935)". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014.
Richards p.191
https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9507E7D71230E13BBC4053DFB066838D629EDE
"The Last Journey". britmovie.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.

Bibliography

Richards, Jeffrey (ed.). The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929- 1939. I.B. Tauris & Co, 1998.

External links

The Last Journey on IMDb

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[1] "The Last Journey (1935)". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014.

[2] Richards p.191

[3] ttps://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9507E7D71230E13BBC4053DFB066838D629EDE

[4] "The Last Journey". britmovie.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.