THE INTERRUPTED JOURNEY is an involving little British thriller of 1949, made in the Hitchcockian mould. Richard Todd gives a solid performance as the 'wronged man' hero of the piece, whose pulling of a train cord leads to a large-scale train disaster with massive loss of life. Pretty soon he's on the run, being hunted by the police for murder, and the narrative goes on from there.
The first thing apparent with this film is the low budget nature of the production which means that much of the action takes place in a single house and grounds. Still, the script is involving enough to keep the story moving, and Todd is very good as always. Valerie Hobson is also exceptionally fine (and beautiful) as his wife, who no sane man would ever consider running out on. Things build to a suitably dramatic climax, but there's a twist in store that threatens to derail things (no pun intended) although it didn't bother me too much here. Watch out for a delightfully crazy Alexander Gauge in support, and cameos from Dora Bryan and Roger Moore (as a soldier in the background of the cafe scene).
The first thing apparent with this film is the low budget nature of the production which means that much of the action takes place in a single house and grounds. Still, the script is involving enough to keep the story moving, and Todd is very good as always. Valerie Hobson is also exceptionally fine (and beautiful) as his wife, who no sane man would ever consider running out on. Things build to a suitably dramatic climax, but there's a twist in store that threatens to derail things (no pun intended) although it didn't bother me too much here. Watch out for a delightfully crazy Alexander Gauge in support, and cameos from Dora Bryan and Roger Moore (as a soldier in the background of the cafe scene).