TRAIN OF EVENTS is one of the lesser-known Ealing anthologies that were popular in the 1940s; my favourite of the bunch is DEAD OF NIGHT, but the quality of this one doesn't come close. The film tells four intertwined narratives following passengers who end up on a train that's about to crash via some nifty miniature special effects work. The stories range from so-so to disappointing, and none of them particularly stand out. The Valerie Hobson music-based story is entirely dull, while Jack Warner seems to be going through the motions in a Huggetts-style family drama. Peter Finch's murderer has the most interesting story, but not much happens to him. As usual, a worthwhile cast help to elevate the material and make it consistently interesting (even a young Leslie Phillips shows up) but this is undoubtedly a lesser Ealing film.
Review of Train of Events
