A passerby witnesses a murder through the windows of a passing train, then tries to track down the killer.A passerby witnesses a murder through the windows of a passing train, then tries to track down the killer.A passerby witnesses a murder through the windows of a passing train, then tries to track down the killer.
Howard Douglas
- Hotel Manager
- (uncredited)
Cameron Hall
- Hotel Doorman
- (uncredited)
Allan Jeayes
- Sir Edward
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe construction of Waterloo Bridge filmed before the Second World War is shown with men working on it. During the war it was mainly constructed by women, and was known as the ladies' bridge.
- GoofsShadow of camera falls on balustrade as it pans Michael Redgrave and Sally Gray moving downstairs after leaving Zoltini's apartment.
- ConnectionsRemake of Métropolitain (1939)
- SoundtracksLet's All Sing Like The Birdies Sing
(uncredited)
Written by Tolchard Evans, Stanley Damerell and Robert Hargreaves
Performed by Michael Redgrave
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I hope they're as happy as we are
Crane operator Michael Redgrave (Peter) works on the construction of Waterloo Bridge during the day whilst his wife Patricia Roc (Pat) is a telephone operator on the nightshift. They only have one day when they actually see each other. Sounds like a perfect relationship. Anyway, they want to ruin this balance by spending more time with each other and the ideal would be for Roc to get a day job. One day Redgrave witnesses a man murdering a woman outside an apartment whilst he is travelling on the train to work and he goes to the apartment to investigate. This is when we are introduced to illusionist Paul Lukas (Zoltini) and his assistant Sally Gray (Vivian). These encounters are life changing for all involved.
The idea is a good one although it stretches belief and we follow a love triangle or 2 or 3 - Sally Gray seems to be popular with the fellas - and the film follows Redgrave on quite an eventful night when he attends a music hall performance. Blimey!
For those who are familiar with Redgrave's ventriloquist act from "Dead of Night" (1945), given that we enter the music hall/theatre environment you will excitedly will him on to produce his dummy and show everyone a true spooky act. However, he stays away from any such performance, preferring instead to give us a rendition of a stupid song at a late-night party - "Let's all sing like the birdies sing, tweet tweet tweet tweet tweet".
You won't expect the ending and it is a dark twist when set alongside the words uttered as the final line of dialogue. It makes it a good film and wraps things up nicely - ha ha!
The idea is a good one although it stretches belief and we follow a love triangle or 2 or 3 - Sally Gray seems to be popular with the fellas - and the film follows Redgrave on quite an eventful night when he attends a music hall performance. Blimey!
For those who are familiar with Redgrave's ventriloquist act from "Dead of Night" (1945), given that we enter the music hall/theatre environment you will excitedly will him on to produce his dummy and show everyone a true spooky act. However, he stays away from any such performance, preferring instead to give us a rendition of a stupid song at a late-night party - "Let's all sing like the birdies sing, tweet tweet tweet tweet tweet".
You won't expect the ending and it is a dark twist when set alongside the words uttered as the final line of dialogue. It makes it a good film and wraps things up nicely - ha ha!
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- AAdaSC
- Nov 10, 2023
Details
- Runtime59 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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