Rome Express
Rome Express – 1932 | 94 mins | Thriller | B&W
Plot Synopsis
This prototype train thriller attracted rave reviews upon it’s release – one critic even went so far as to say it was ‘the best British picture ever’, and Walter Forde‘s direction was hailed as ‘outstanding’. Murder, and the theft of a valuable Van Dyke painting aboard the Paris-Rome Express are investigated by French detective Jolif (Frank Vosper) – and it seems that almost everyone has something to hide.
Production Team
Walter Forde: Director
Andrew Mazzei: Art Direction
Günther Krampf: Cinematography
Gordon Conway: Costume Design
Fredrick Y Smith: Editing
Michael Balcon: Producer
Ralph Stock: Script
Clifford Grey: Script
Sidney Gilliat: Script
Frank Vosper: Script
Cast
Conrad Veidt: Zurta
Esther Ralston: Asta Marvelle
Joan Barry: Mrs Maxted
Cedric Hardwicke: Alistair McBane
Frank Vosper: M Jolif
Hugh Williams: Tony
Harold Huth: Grant
Eliot Makeham: Mills
Donald Calthrop: Poole
Muriel Aked: Spinster
Finlay Currie: Publicist
Gordon Harker: Tom Bishop
