Director: Homi Wadia; Writer: J.B.H. Wadia; Producer: Wadia Brothers Production; Cinematographer: Vasant Jagtap; Editor: Homi Wadia; Cast: Fearless Nadia, Gulshan, Sardar Mansoor, Master Mohammed, Sayani, John Cawas, Jal Khambatta, Jaidev, Minoo The Mystic
Duration: 02:22:56; Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1; Hue: 17.473; Saturation: 0.147; Lightness: 0.254; Volume: 0.162; Cuts per Minute: 12.431; Words per Minute: 44.878
Summary: This follow-up of
Hunterwali (1935) was Nadia’s best-known ‘train movie’. Savita (Nadia), aka Miss 1936, is an amateur hunter while her brother Jayant (Jaidev, later a noted composer) is an amateur film-maker. Their father, Maganlal (Mohammed), arrested for the murder of a stationmaster, is defended by their uncle Shyamlal (Sayani), who is in fact the mysterious Signal X. Shyamlal causes a major train smash-up (convincingly shot with miniatures) so as to promote his new airline. He then implicates hero Sundar (Mansoor), son of the railway president, in the crime. Savita overcomes the nasty Signal X, whose henchmen are caught on film by Jayant as they sabotage a bridge. Nadia indulges in extensive fist-fights, set to heavy sound effects, and a famous battle alongside Sundar atop a moving train. The film evokes Walter Forde’s British hit The Ghost Train (1931), combined with Feuillade-type deserted houses and mysterious radio messages.
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