Ghost Train (1933)
This earliest surviving Romanian horror-thriller is distinctly un-Romanian in several ways: an adaptation of Arnold Ridley’s play of the same name (best known through its 1941 film version starring Arthur Askey), TRENUL FANTOMĂ was shot in Hungary as an alternate-language version of KÍSÉRTETEK VONATA (1933), with both films using footage taken from the 1931 British movie adaptation.
Director:
Jean Mihail
Writers:
Victor Eftimiu, László Békeffi.
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Tony Bulandra as Teddy Deakin |
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Gheorghe Storin as Dr. Stirling |
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Lisette Verea as Mary |
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Stroe Atanasiu as Robert |
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Renée-Annie as Miss Burns |
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Dida Solomon-Calimachi as Julia |
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Marcel Enescu as Price |
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Gheorghe Paunescu as Black (as Gh. Paunescu) |
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Lajos Ihász as |
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Vilmos Lengyel as |
| Writing | Arnold Ridley | Story |
| Writing | Victor Eftimiu | Screenplay |
| Editing | György Feld | Editor |
| Art | Lajos Lázár | Production Design |
| Directing | Jean Mihail | Director |
| Writing | László Békeffi | Screenplay |
| Camera | István Eiben | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Mihály Eisemann | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Dezsõ Szenkár | Original Music Composer |