GIDEON’S DAY

GB
1958
1hr 31mins
Dir: John Ford
Starring: Jack Hawkins and Dianne Foster

A Scotland Yard inspector has an eventful day

Adapted from John Creasey’s 1955 novel of the same name, this crime drama has one scene filmed at Aldwych station on the London Underground with 1923 Standard stock featuring.

This is Aldwych with a classic 1923 Standard stock train in the platform
This is the entrance to the platform from the stairs. The state of the wall behind shows that even in 1958 Aldwych was looking rundown and uncared for