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'''''Journey by Train''''' was an American film from the first mid-1930s directed by Arthur Lubin, best known for directing the 1943 'Phantom of the Opera' and several Abbot and Costello films, as well as the television series Mister Ed. The film is educational in nature, and is described by the Los Angeles Times as 'an interesting experimental film'. The production company is named as 'Text film'.
'''''Journey by Train''''' was an American short film from 1935 directed by Arthur Lubin, best known for directing the 1943 'Phantom of the Opera' and several Abbot and Costello films, as well as the television series Mister Ed. The film is educational in nature, and is described by the Los Angeles Times as 'an interesting experimental film'. The film is produced by Text Film Corp., who copyrighted it as "Journey (A) on the train" on April 15, 1935<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xVNhAAAAIAAJ&dq=Arthur%20Lubin%20Journey%20By%20Train&pg=PA196#v=onepage&q&f=false Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. &#91;C&#93; Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures. New Series, Volume 8 for the year 1935]. Retrieved 27 Feb '20</ref>, and distributed by Bell & Howell. The actual film depicts two young children taking a conventional railway journey with their parents. A specific scene cited by Educational Screen is the baggage-man dealing with pets that cannot be taken into the passenger cars.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/educationalscree21chicrich/page/38/mode/2up Educational Screen]. Retrieved 27 Feb '20</ref> The 28 May 1935 edition of the Los Angeles Times mentioned the movie while discussing Arthur Lubin's contract under Republic Pictures.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/380722173 The LA Times discussing the film.] Retrieved 26 Jan '20</ref>


==Availability==
==Availability==
The only known record of the film is on page 15 of the 28 May 1935 edition of the Los Angeles Times, where it is mentioned while discussing Arthur Lubin's contract under Republic Pictures. There is no other known record of the film, and no specific release date is given, though it states that it was created 'recently'.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/380722173 The LA Times discussing the film.] Retrieved 26 Jan '20.</ref>
The only known visuals from the film are seven promotional photographs taken during production in the National Museum of African American History & Culture,<ref>[https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/collection/search?edan_q=*:*&edan_fq&#91;&#93;=p.edanmdm.indexedstructured.name:%22Text+Film+Corp.%22&edan_local=1&op=Search National Museum of African American History & Culture]. Retrieved 27 Feb '20.</ref> and a single frame used in the Educational Screen magazine.


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Journey by Train was an American short film from 1935 directed by Arthur Lubin, best known for directing the 1943 'Phantom of the Opera' and several Abbot and Costello films, as well as the television series Mister Ed. The film is educational in nature, and is described by the Los Angeles Times as 'an interesting experimental film'. The film is produced by Text Film Corp., who copyrighted it as "Journey (A) on the train" on April 15, 1935[1], and distributed by Bell & Howell. The actual film depicts two young children taking a conventional railway journey with their parents. A specific scene cited by Educational Screen is the baggage-man dealing with pets that cannot be taken into the passenger cars.[2] The 28 May 1935 edition of the Los Angeles Times mentioned the movie while discussing Arthur Lubin's contract under Republic Pictures.[3]

Availability

The only known visuals from the film are seven promotional photographs taken during production in the National Museum of African American History & Culture,[4] and a single frame used in the Educational Screen magazine.

Reference