The Flying Scotsman [DVD] [1929]

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Chasing Liberty • Torque • The Big Bounce • Clifford's Really Big Movie • Starsky & Hutch • Spartan • Taking Lives • Bad Education • Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed • The Whole Ten Yards • New York Minute • Troy • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban • House of Flying Daggers • A Cinderella Story • Catwoman • Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light • Exorcist: The Beginning • Laura's Star • The Polar Express • Alexander • Ocean's Twelve • Million Dollar Baby • The Aviator Engine driver Bob is due to retire from his job after years of distinguished service. On Bob's last day working aboard the famous Flying Scotsman, a disgruntled fireman, dismissed after being reported for drinking at work, decides to get his revenge on Bob (who reported him to the company) by causing an accident. Meanwhile, the fireman's amorous young replacement has fallen in love with a beautiful girl, whose father, unbeknown to him, happens to be Bob (and who has also boarded the train in an attempt to stop the villain). [2] Plot [ edit ] While the plot is a bit thin and predictable, it is very well made, particularly the sequences on and of the train, the famous Flying Scotsman that runs from Edinburgh to London. Typically, railway poster art focused on images of the destination: sunny resorts and beaches, golf courses, quaint towns and rural scenes. The railway companies, however, were always keeping an eye on their competitors, and looking to create impact with their designs, which the new Art Deco style achieved. It was the first service to run non-stop over 100 miles and for a long time held the record as the world’s longest scheduled non-stop run from London to Newcastle, a distance of 268 ½ miles. During the period between the First and Second World Wars, the service became a byword for the luxury of rail travel.A Child Is Born • Brother Rat and a Baby • The Fighting 69th • British Intelligence • Calling Philo Vance • Allegedly Sir Nigel Gresley, chief engineer of the LNER, was so concerned at the unsafe practices shown in the film, such as the decoupling of the locomotive from the train while in motion, he insisted that a disclaimer was placed in the opening credits explaining that such things could not happen on the LNER. [7] The notice stated "For the purposes of the film, dramatic licence has been taken in regard to the safety equipment used on The Flying Scotsman". [8] Film historian John Huntley claimed that Gresley subsequently forbade any further filming on the LNER. [9] This movie used the correct loco, 4472 Flying Scotsman as well as the train of the same name. I believe some of the stars did their own stunts, including walking down the side of the coaches when it was at speed.

Following the successful tour of Australia, Flying Scotsman ran special trains around Britain, including regular runs over the famous Settle to Carlisle Railway and trips hauling the prestigious Orient Express Pullman train. Since the 1930s there have been several other claims to the title of the Flying Scotsman, predominantly associated with cycling. The Flying Scot series of bicycles were built in Glasgow from the late 1920s until 1982 by a firm founded in 1901 by David Rattray. Although most 'Scots' bicycles were men's frames, there were also women's versions called The Queen of Scots. Your Best Friend • Rags to Riches • A Dangerous Adventure • The Beautiful and Damned • Heroes of the StreetMoore Marriott, best known as Will Hay’s ancient foil in the railway classic Oh, Mr Porter! (1937) and other Hay comedies, plays Old Bob, a 30-year veteran driver of the express service (which started in 1862). The day before retiring, he shops his stoker Crow (Alec Hurley) for drinking on duty. His place is taken by jeering rookie footplateman Jim (24-year-old Ray Milland in his debut), who the night before Bob’s final run is rescued from a dancehall fracas by the driver’s daughter, Joan (Pauline Johnson), though neither knows the other’s identity; kisses ensue. That this refined beauty was sitting alone in what looks suspiciously like a clip joint adds unintended frisson. The film is notable for being the first lead role of Welsh actor Ray Milland, who went on to stardom in Hollywood during the 1940s. [1] Milland, then appearing under his birth name of Alfred Jones, was spotted by director Castleton Knight while he was working as an extra on The Informer which was being shot on a neighbouring stage. The Man I Love • Nora Prentiss • The Two Mrs. Carrolls • Pursued • That Way with Women • Stallion Road • Love and Learn • The Unfaithful • Cheyenne • Possessed • Deep Valley • Life with Father • Cry Wolf • Dark Passage • The Unsuspected • That Hagen Girl • Escape Me Never • Always Together • The Voice of the Turtle • My Wild Irish Rose

The Vengeance of Fu Manchu • Firecreek • Flaming Frontier • Countdown • The Fox • Sweet November • The Shuttered Room • Bye Bye Braverman • The Young Girls of Rochefort • Kona Coast • The Double Man • Chubasco • Petulia • The Devil in Love • The Green Berets • The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter • Rachel, Rachel • Hugo and Josephine • Finian's Rainbow • Bullitt • I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! • Assignment to Kill • The Sea Gull • The Sergeant The full-size locomotive is in the collections of the Science Museum Group, but many more have enjoyed ownership of their own Flying Scotsman locomotives thanks to the beautifully scaled models made by toy manufacturer Hornby, like this example in our collection. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre • My Girl Tisa • They Made Me a Fugitive • April Showers • Winter Meeting • To the Victor • The Woman in White • Silver River • Wallflower • The Big Punch • Romance on the High Seas • Key Largo • Embraceable You • Rope • Two Guys from Texas • Johnny Belinda • Smart Girls Don't Talk • June Bride • Fighter Squadron • Adventures of Don Juan • The Decision of Christopher Blake • Whiplash An interesting curio then, but perhaps not for everyone. The restoration premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival at the end of February and you can also catch the Flying Scotsman locomotive itself, also restored, at an upcoming exhibition at The National Railway Museum. You can find more information on that here and you can get hold of a copy of the film on DVD at LoveFilm here. There’s a clip below courtesy of Optimum Releasing.The name was first associated with the Special Scotch Express train journey from London King’s Cross Station to Edinburgh which ran every day from 1852. It was the fastest day express service on the east coast mainline, and before long became popularly – but unofficially – known as the Flying Scotsman. Köstebekgiller 2: Gölgenin Tılsımı • Her Şey Aşktan • How to Be Single • Osman Pazarlama • Midnight Special • Seytan Tüyü • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice • Julieta • The Man Who Knew Infinity • Barbershop: The Next Cut • At the End of the Tunnel • Keanu • Terra Formars • The Nice Guys • Me Before You • The Conjuring 2 • Central Intelligence • The Legend of Tarzan • Lights Out • Suicide Squad • War Dogs • The Age of Shadows • Sully • SMS für Dich • Storks • The Girl with All the Gifts • Canım Kardeşim Benim • The Accountant • Within • May God Save Us • Rus'un Oyunu • Museum • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them • Villaviciosa de al lado • Monster Strike The Movie • Collateral Beauty • Live by Night • Vier gegen die Bank One Sunday Afternoon • John Loves Mary • Flaxy Martin • South of St. Louis • A Kiss in the Dark • Burma Victory • Homicide • My Dream Is Yours • The Younger Brothers • Flamingo Road • Night Unto Night • Colorado Territory • One Last Fling • The Fountainhead • The Girl from Jones Beach • Look for the Silver Lining • It's a Great Feeling • White Heat • The House Across the Street • Golden Madonna • Task Force • Under Capricorn • Beyond the Forest • The Story of Seabiscuit • Always Leave Them Laughing • The Hasty Heart • The Lady Takes a Sailor • The Inspector General The film was shot with co-operation of the London and North Eastern Railway company, who allocated their flagship Class A1 locomotive, the eponymous 4472 Flying Scotsman along with use of the Hertford Loop Line for filming. [5] This locomotive was extensively used by the LNER for promotional purposes, having been a star of the 1924 British Empire Exhibition and breaking a number of speed records. At the time of its appearance in this film, the locomotive is technically an A1 (only being rebuilt and classified "A3" in 1947). The locomotive is the only member of its class to have been preserved. [6]