Videodisc release of the 1954 motion picture.
The British government, having nationalized the railways in 1947, announces that the Titfield-Mallingford Railway is being replaced by an "alternative passenger omnibus service". Titfield locals rally to save operate the line independently, thanks to a loophole in the 1947 Transport Act. A rival company conspires to prevent the comeback.
Special feature: Introduction to each film by George Perry, author of "Forever Ealing."
Some copies issued in box set, with title: Ealing Studios Comedy Collection.
Director of photography, Douglas Slocombe ; editor, Seth Holt.
Cast: Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Naunton Wayne, John Gregson, Godfrey Tearle, Hugh Griffith, Gabrielle Brune, Sidney James.
DVD (PAL).
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