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A sinister character boards the Rome Express on the trail of a valuable Van Dyck painting, recently stolen from a Paris gallery. Much to his annoyance he finds the train populated with a motley assortment of passengers, including... See more »
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Spinster
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Mrs. Maxted
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Poole
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Sam - Publicist
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Alistair McBane
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Tom Bishop
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George Grant
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Mills
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Asta Marvelle
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Zurta
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M. Jolif
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Tony
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Grethe Hansen ...
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Passenger Looking Out Window (uncredited)

Directed by

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Walter Forde

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Clifford Grey ... (by)
 
Sidney Gilliat ... (scenario)
 
Sidney Gilliat ... (additional dialogue)
 
Frank Vosper ... (dialogue) &
Ralph Stock ... (dialogue)
 
Clifford Grey ... (scenario) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Michael Balcon ... producer (uncredited)
Phil C. Samuel ... associate producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Leighton Lucas ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Günther Krampf ... (photography) (as Gunther Krampf)

Editing by

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Fredrick Y. Smith
Ian Dalrymple ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Andrew Mazzei ... (as A. Mazzei)

Costume Design by

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Gordon Conway ... (costumes)

Production Management

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Victor Peers ... unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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W.J. Dodds ... assistant director (as W. J. Dodds)
Pat Morton ... assistant director (uncredited)
R.K. Neilson-Baxter ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Albert Jullion ... assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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George Gunn ... sound supervisor
Stan Jolly ... sound editor (uncredited)
T.S. Lyndon-Haynes ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Bill Salter ... sound crew (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Jack Whitehead ... special effects (uncredited)

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Bernard Knowles ... process photography (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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S.R. Bonnett ... camera operator (uncredited)
Stephen Dade ... camera operator (uncredited)
Gordon Dines ... assistant camera (uncredited)
George Stevens ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Music Department

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Louis Levy ... musical director (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Carl Laemmle ... presenter: credited on USA prints only

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

A sinister character boards the Rome Express on the trail of a valuable Van Dyck painting, recently stolen from a Paris gallery. Much to his annoyance he finds the train populated with a motley assortment of passengers, including adulterous lovers, a very annoying golf fanatic, a French police chief and an American silent film star any one of whom could have the painting he desperately seeks. Written by wxjuh

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Taglines ROMANCE AND ADVENTURE ROARING THRU THE NIGHT! (original USA poster-all caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • El rápido de Roma (Spain)
  • Rímsky expres (Slovakia)
  • Expresståg till Rom (Sweden)
  • Rom-expressen (Sweden)
  • Rom-Express (Austria)
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  • 94 min
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Trivia The first production at Shepherd's Bush studios. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Black Cat (1934). See more »
Quotes Tom Bishop: Discretion is the better part of Wagons Lits.
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