TROTTIE TRUE

GB
1949
1hr 36mins
Dir: Brian Desmond Hurst
Starring: Jean Kent and James Donald

A Gaiety Girl of the 1890s marries a Lord and becomes a Duchess when he succeeds to the dukedom

This musical comedy is a rare British Technicolour film of the period that is now largely forgotten. One of the few successful British musical films, it is a true delight, even if it is a little lightweight. It includes a scene with Andrew Crawford departing on a train from Uxbridge Vine Street station. Although the locomotive is not visible, there are good shots of the GWR toplight non-corridor suburban stock.

Jean Kent and Andrew Crawford bid their farewells at Uxbridge Vine Street
Passengers wave from windows as the train departs. Although we see more of the platform from this angle, the locomotive at the front remains out of view.