A Journey by Train (lost Arthur Lubin educational film; 1935)
Journey by Train was an American 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 and described it as 'experimental'.[3] There also exists a repackaging of the film as a photographic album, called A Journey by Train: Subject 101.[4]
Availability
The only known available visuals from the film are seven promotional photographs taken during production in the National Museum of African American History & Culture,[5] and a single frame used in the Educational Screen magazine. The aforementioned photographic album also contained 60 professional photographs from the film, though it was sold for 625 dollars and is not known to be publicly available.
Reference
- ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [C] Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures. New Series, Volume 8 for the year 1935. Retrieved 27 Feb '20
- ↑ Educational Screen. Retrieved 27 Feb '20
- ↑ The LA Times discussing the film. Retrieved 26 Jan '20
- ↑ Swann Auction Galleries, Sale 2506 - Lot 284. Retrieved 27 Feb '20
- ↑ National Museum of African American History & Culture. Retrieved 27 Feb '20.