The Interrupted Journey (1949)
1h 20min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | 3 April 1950 (Sweden)
When John North, a budding author, pulls the communication cord of a late night train that is taking him away on a weekend with his publishers wife, he sets in motion a series of events that lead to a train crash, a murder and a police man hunt, but all is not what it seems.
Director: Daniel Birt
Writers: Michael Pertwee (original story), Michael Pertwee (screenplay)
Stars: Valerie Hobson, Richard Todd, Christine Norden
1h 20min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | 3 April 1950 (Sweden)
When John North, a budding author, pulls the communication cord of a late night train that is taking him away on a weekend with his publishers wife, he sets in motion a series of events that lead to a train crash, a murder and a police man hunt, but all is not what it seems.
Director: Daniel Birt
Writers: Michael Pertwee (original story), Michael Pertwee (screenplay)
Stars: Valerie Hobson, Richard Todd, Christine Norden
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Short filmTranscript
00:00You aren't regretting the whole thing, are you, Johnny?
00:02Don't be silly.
00:04How'd your wife take it?
00:06She didn't. I couldn't tell her.
00:08You couldn't?
00:09Well, I had in the gut, sir.
00:11After all you said about making her understand and doing things the decent way?
00:15What, did you tell Jervis?
00:17Oh, be your age, Johnny.
00:18What Jervis would have left of me, you wouldn't have done for a weekend, let alone a lifetime.
00:22So you sneaked off without saying a word?
00:25No, not exactly. I wrote her a letter explaining the whole thing.
00:29I hope you've left it on her dressing table in the traditional manner.
00:32Well, I've still got it in my pocket as a matter of fact. I haven't posted it yet.
00:35Do you think by writing her a letter you'll hurt her less?
00:38No, but I shan't be there to see it.
00:41You'll have me in tears in a minute.
00:43It sounded pretty hard, Susan.
00:45We've got to be...
00:47Oh, forget it.
00:49Aren't you going to kiss me?
00:52Don't just dig in your heels and starve for the fun of it.
00:55We can't exist forever on hope and rejection slips.
00:57Come out of the clouds and face facts.
00:59There's only one fact to face.
01:01You think I'm no good as a writer, that's all.
01:03When will you grow up?
01:05We've been over this a hundred times. What does it matter what I think?
01:08You may be another Bernard Shaw, but until you can prove it,
01:11we've got bills to pay and a future to plan and we must just eat.
01:15For the last time, my future does not include a job.
01:18So you turned down a settle thousand a year
01:20just because of your silly, stubborn pride?
01:22I told you, I can't do things half-heartedly.
01:24We've got to live, both of us.
01:26Write in your spare time.
01:28Write all night if you want to, but...
01:30Chemical fertilizer and writing do not mix.
01:32I'm sorry.
01:34Oh!
01:38All right, then, for the last time.
01:40I married you because I love you.
01:42Because I wanted a home in your heart.
01:44At this rate, we'll never have a child
01:46and in a few months, we'll have lost our home as well.
01:48We had to wait all through the war years
01:50and I've been waiting ever since, but I warn you,
01:52I can't take it much longer.
01:54When will you be back?
01:56Uh, late-ish.
01:58At 10.45?
02:00Yes, yes, I expect so.
02:02Goodbye, then.
02:04Johnny.
02:14Johnny, darling.
02:16Remember,
02:18I love you.
02:26I love you.