GB
1935
1hr 10mins
Dir: William Beaudine
Starring: Will Hay and Nancy Burne
A respected vicar unwittingly becomes involved in a racehorse doping scandal
This comedy was based on the 1887 play of the same name by Arthur Wing Pinero but it is considered one of Will Hay’s weakest. It features a shot of LMS Stanier Class 4P 3-Cylinder 2-6-4T No.2509 arriving with a train at an unknown station. The Class 4P express passenger tank locomotives were designed specifically for the London, Tilbury and Southend line of the LMS so it is almost certainly a station on that route. Wherever it is, it is masquerading as ‘St Marvell’s’.
