Enjoyable, unpretentious British comedy thriller based on a well-known play. It's a vehicle for Arthur Askey, a comic I'm not too familiar with, but he's very lively and engaging. There's not a lot of story on display here - I was surprised how much comedy "business" took up the running time - but the atmosphere is enjoyable: a cross section of British types stuck at an isolated train station, a mysterious legend, a creepy old station master, a midnight ghost train, a possibly insane woman turning up along with her brother, some fifth columnist Nazis, a secret agent.
It's all rather fun - I was absolutely in the right mood to watch it and it worked a treat.
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