Movie · 1953
The Titfield Thunderbolt
“The Comedy Hit of the Year!”
Released 4 March 1953 84 min Comedy More from 1953 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains. Unfortunately the local bus company starts to use methods that can hardly be seen as fair competition.
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How old were they?
Edie Martin
as Emily
Godfrey Tearle
as Ollie Matthews (The Bishop)
George Relph
as Vicar Sam Weech
Stanley Holloway
as Walter Valentine
Frank Atkinson
as Station Sergeant
Naunton Wayne
as George Blakeworth
Michael Trubshawe
as Ruddock
John Rudling
as Clegg
Reginald Beckwith
as Coggett
Gabrielle Brune
as Joan Hampton
Hugh Griffith
as Dan
Sidney James
as Harry Hawkins
Ewan Roberts
as Alec Pearce
Jack MacGowran
as Vernon Crump
Jack MacGowran
as Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)
John Gregson
as Squire Gordon Chesterford
Herbert C. Walton
as Seth
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The numbers
40years between the oldest and youngest billed
73Edie Martin — oldest on the call sheet
33John Gregson — youngest billed
48average age of the credited cast