Summaries

Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which may not have actually happened. Is he cracking up, or the victim of a wicked plot?

George Steele, art curator at a small museum, has an apparent mental breakdown one night, convinced he was in a train wreck...which never happened. In flashback, shortly after proposing to x-ray some old master paintings the museum has on loan, Steele is called on an unplanned nocturnal train trip. He suddenly sees another train ahead, speeding toward his... Is George indeed cracking up, or is there a plot to discredit him? The mystery grows murky with shadowy menace...—Rod Crawford <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • passenger train
  • memory loss
  • oil painting
  • reference to albrecht durer
  • reference to thomas gainsborough
Genres
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Film-Noir
Release date Sep 5, 1946
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies RKO Radio Pictures

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 33m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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