Night Train To Murder

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Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise star in this hilarious spoof comedy thriller. The two entertainers become embroiled in a 1940's murder mystery when they take Eric's niece under their wing, after she arrives at the stage door at the end of one of their shows. Lysette Anthony plays the leading lady as Eric Morecambe's niece, in this funny and affectionate send-up of some of the great thriller writers, from Edgar Wallace and Raymond Chandler to Agatha Christie.

Cast In Alphabetical Order

Ben Aris as Theatre Manager Edward Judd as Knife Thrower Eric Morecambe as Eric Morecambe Ernie Wise as Ernie Wise Frank Coda as Stage Manager Fulton Mackay as Mackay Kenneth Haigh as Cousin Milton / Cousin Homer Lysette Anthony as Kathy Chalmers Margaret Courtenay as Dame Flora Pamela Salem as Cousin Zelda Pat Roach as Big Jim Penny Meredith as Mrs. Manzini Robert Longden as Vicar Roger Brierley as Chief Supt. Rivers Tony Boncza as Joe

Crew

Produced by Philip Jones & Joseph McGrath Directed by Joseph McGrath Story by Jack Hobbs & Rod McLaren Screenplay by Joseph McGrath, Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise Released 1983. Runtime 70 minutes.