Comedy · United Kingdom · 1937 · 1h 25m

Oh, Mr. Porter!

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Director
Marcel Varnel
Cast
Will Hay as William Porter Moore Marriott as Jeremiah Harbottle Graham Moffatt as Albert Brown Percy Walsh as Superintendent Dave O'Toole as Postman Sebastian Smith as Mr Trimbletow
Crew
J.O.C. Orton — Screenplay Val Guest — Screenplay Marriott Edgar — Screenplay
Synopsis

Comedy in which a bungling railway worker is given the job of stationmaster at a rundown station in rural Ireland, where his sidekicks are a toothless old gaffer and a portly young loudmouth. Hilarious adventures ensue, including a locomotive chase after gunrunners make off with a train.

Mood & Themes
countrysidewindmillnorthern irelandtrain crashrural areacursetrainrailroadrunaway trainisolatedportersteam train
Key Collaborators
Marcel Varnel Director J.O.C. Orton Screenplay Val Guest Screenplay Marriott Edgar Screenplay
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