The flying scotsman,in 1957 left edinburgh at 10 a. By dj360, october 7, 2018 in petes nottingham transport forum. The edinburgh international film festival got off to a dull start last night with its opening film. The flying scot is a 1957 british crime film produced and directed by compton bennett and starring lee patterson, kay callard and alan gifford. He holds the records for being the first engine to officially run at 100 mph and the longest nonstop run for a steam engine 631 kilometres nonstop, between london and edinburgh, in eight hours. Miller gives a creditable performance as this clenched. A young fireman on the flying scotsman train falls in love with the beautiful daughter of the driver who is about to retire.
He is also the cousin of spencer, mallard, green arrow and flying thistle. Kay callard was born on november 10, 1923 in toronto, ontario, canada as kathleen emmett callard. Flying scotsman, an lner class a3 462 steam locomotive, is the last of gordons brothers. The flying scotsman steam locomotive lner class a3 4472 will, according to current owner the national railway museum, emerge from a heavy overhaul in as railworthy a condition as when it left the doncaster works where it was built on 24 february 1923.
Buy the flying scot aka mailbag robbery 1957 from amazons movies store. Ronnie, earning very little from his own exploits, gathers together a band of villains to carry out a robbery on the flying scotsman passenger train. Flying scotsman the steam engine heroes wiki fandom. She was married to jack mcnaughton and wayne alton drewry. Flying scotsman was built in doncaster, the first locomotive of the newly formed london and north eastern railway lner. The history of flying scotsman national railway museum. Obrees story, is a conventional underdog sports movie that should have been much more gripping. Directed by castleton knight, the thriller is chiefly remembered for being the first acting role of ray milland, as well as for its daring stunts performed aboard the moving train. The flying scotsman is a feature film based on the remarkable true story of scottish cyclist graeme obree.
Trainspotter who drove 50 miles and waited an hour to see the flying scotsman has. The film opens up with a 15 minute silent sequence that turns out to be a fantasy plan for robbing the flying scotsman train of a huge lot of bank notes headed for destruction. I do have 2 images on hand, the first is of flying scotsman in 1946, still in its gresley a1 form and sporting the number 103. The following year the locomotive appeared in the film the flying scotsman. The train is carrying withdrawn bank notes from scotland to london to be destroyed. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This film is the story of a robbery on,to quote the summary on the video sleeve,the flying scotsman as it races through the night towards london. A gang of four wouldbe robbers plans to steal a fortune in currency hidden aboard the flying scotsman in a railroad stateroom by cutting through the wall of the adjacent stateroom, but find themselves up against numerous unexpected drawbacks, including interference by their fellow passengers. Delays caused by a world shortage of copper for the firebox and unexpected cracks in the smokebox saddle, only discovered after the loco was totally dismantled, were amongst some of the obstacles eroding the original time scale.
The whole movie is photographed by theodore sparkuhl is germanic, moody, shadowy lighting that produces an air of foreboding in every scene. Hi, i was wondering if anyone has any images of flying scotsman from the 1940s, specifically during wwii and in the following years before nationalization. It maintains the acute acting and psychological fullness of a biopic, aided by a fantastic performance by miller, while being in keeping with the hollywood highs and lows aspects of great sports movies. The film stars jonny lee miller as obree, laura fraser, billy boyd, and brian cox. If you have any information regarding this film, any of the stills, or even better. A gang plans to steal a halfamillion pounds worth of banknotes from an express train. Shots of a man shifting a huge steam engine on a railway turntable. What i found most enjoyable about this film is the way it straddles the sportbiopic genres. If you have any information regarding this film, any of the stills, or even better, some now shots please contact us. Flying scotsman is one of the most famous steam trains in the world. Every week the express train the flying scotsman transports half a. A gang of four wouldbe robbers plans to steal a fortune in currency hidden aboard the flying scotsman in a railroad stateroom by cutting through the wall of.
With gordon harker, alec hurley, pauline johnson, moore marriott. She was an actress, known for knight errant limited 1959, white hunter 1957 and itv play of the week 1955. The flying scotsman is based on cyclist graeme obrees autobiography. The flying scotsman is a 1929 black and white partsilent film set on the flying scotsman train from london to edinburgh, also featuring the famous locomotive lner class a3 4472 flying scotsman. This trailer is from the 1929 romantic thriller starring ray milland with incredible action sequences of 4472 and makes up part of the flying. If all goes to plan the worlds most famous railway engine will literally be back on track this summer. This trailer is from the 1929 romantic thriller starring ray milland with incredible action sequences of 4472 and makes up part of the flying scotsman official collection. The film covers the period of obrees life that saw him take, lose, and then retake the world onehour distance record. It left the works on 24 february 1923 with number 1472. The flying scot is a 1957 british film thats called the mailbag robbery in the us. Nigel gresley saw the film and insisted that during the credits the audience were informed that artistic licence had been taken during the making of the film. He holds the records for being the first engine to officially run at 100 mph in 1934 and having the longest nonstop run for a steam engine, which.
This lowbudget 1957 british movie, released in the us as the mailbag. The flying scotsman locomotive will be back in steam in 2011. The flying scotsman digitally remastered a young fireman on the flying scotsman train falls in love with the beautiful daughter of the driver who is about to retire. A gang of villains rob withdrawn bank notes from the flying scotsman train. The flying scot 1957 compton bennett, lee patterson, kay callard, alan gifford, crime, drama february 11, 2018 ronnie, earning very little from his own exploits, gathers together a band of villains to carry out a robbery on the flying scotsman passenger train. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. The flying scot is a hidden gem of a film, centred around an idea for a train robbery. The opening is a silent rififilike sequence, where we see the robbery acted out.
Flying scotsman, an lner class a3 462, is the last of gordons brothers. Flying scotsman trainspotter has view obscured by virgin. Alan pegler has bought the flying scotsman train for a. It opens with a harrowing and dark event that seems totally at. He holds the records for being the first engine to officially run at 100 mph in 1934, and having the longest nonstop run for a steam engine, which was 442 miles711 kilometres nonstop while in australia in 1989. The mailbag robbery 1957 the flying scot original title 1h 10min crime, drama november 1957 uk ronnie, earning very little from his own exploits, gathers together a band of villains to carry out a robbery on the flying scotsman passenger train. The flying scot 1957 compton bennett, lee patterson, kay. Sorry know knowt about trains so not sure if the flying scot is ficticious or the same as the flying scotsman. We then see a new method where the flying scotsman. The film crew working on the adjacent line while filming the flying scotsman. In 1993, and as an unemployed amateur, obree broke the world onehour record on a bike of his own revolutionary design, which he constructed out of scrap metal and parts of a washing machine. Of course he falls in love with the daughter of the flying scotsman s engineer, unbeknownst to any of the parties, and of course the old fireman, fired for drinking on the job, has vowed vengeance on everyone. A gang of four wouldbe robbers plans to steal a fortune in currency hidden aboard the flying scotsman in a railroad stateroom by cutting through the wall of the adjacent stateroom, but find themselves up against numerous unexpected drawbacks, including interference by. Edna sweetloves rating of the film the flying scot.
The tender included a corridor connection and tunnel through the water tank giving access to the locomotive cab from the train so that the driver and fireman could be changed without stopping the train. Flying scotsman, a lner class a3 462, is the last of gordons brothers. The young fireman has replaced another named crow who was sacked for drinking on the job and is planning to wreck the express on the drivers last trip. The most noteworthy thing about this crime programmefiller is that it was scripted by norman hudis, who wrote six carry on films, and was based on. The flying scotsman is a 2006 british drama film, based on the life and career of scottish amateur cyclist graeme obree. He was an outsider, known as much for challenging conventions and reinventing riding positions as he was. You wait 10 years for a train then two come along at once.
She died on march 7, 2008 in peterborough, cambridgeshire, england. Flying scotsman thecaseyjrcircustrainshow wiki fandom. This lowbudget 1957 british movie, released in the us as the mailbag robbery, is typical of the unassuming but thoroughly entertaining crime thrillers that the british film industry turned out in huge numbers from the 40s up to the early 60s. Flying scotsman with smoke deflectors and double chimney at leamington spain october 2005 in february 2004, a debt agency acting on behalf of flying scotsman plc announced it would hold a sealed bid auction for the locomotive, to be held on 2 april. The flying scotsman is the true story of celebrated scottish cyclist graeme obree, a former world champion, who broke the world onehour record on a.
Watch the flying scotsman online stream full movie directv. The flying scot 1957 the mailbag robbery original title 70 min crime, drama november 1957 uk ronnie. The young fireman has replaced another named crow who was sacked for drinking on the job and is planning to wreck the express on the. This was primarily due to the uncoupling of the coaches at speed during one sequence. You can see 4472 in real life videos, models, msts microsoft train simulator and railworks. The flying scot 1957 the mailbag robbery original title 70 min crime, drama november 1957 uk ronnie, earning very little from his own exploits, gathers together a band of villains to carry out a robbery on the flying scotsman passenger train. Also known as the mailbag robbery us title can you help.
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