SOMETHING IN THE CITY

GB
1950
1hr 16mins
Dir: Maclean Rogers
Starring: Richard Hearne and Betty Sinclair

An out-of-work businessman still pretends to his wife that he has a job

This wonderfully simple little comedy has one scene that was filmed on Shepperton station with a pre-war SR EMU in the platform. There is also a later shot of the frontage to South Kensington Underground station.

Passengers on the platform at Shepperton station with a pre-war SR EMU in the platform
Richard Hearne fumbles for his ticket outside Shepperton station. Note the somewhat wonky sign advertising Whitsun Excursions.
This is looking down Old Brompton Road towards South Kensington Underground station with its prominent ‘District Railway’ signage