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| − | Candleshoe was a 1977 Walt Disney Productions live action family | + | [[File:Candleshoe_poster.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Film poster for Candleshoe]]'''Candleshoe''' was a 1977 Walt Disney Productions live action family movie starring David Niven, Helen Hayes, Jodie Foster and Leo McKern. The movie was based on the Michael Innes novel 'Christmas at Candleshoe'.<ref>IMDB.com</ref> The movie's plot involved a picture being hidden aboard a train, which is chased by a vintage 1924 Rolls Royce chauffeured by David Niven. |
| − | The | + | ==Filming on the SVR== |
| + | Candleshoe was the second major movie to include scenes filmed on the SVR, following [[The Seven-Per-Cent Solution]] (1976) which was released the year before. Filming on the SVR took place in October 1976, using [[GWR Small Prairie 4566]] and three GWR carriages. In the final chase scene, 4566 is first seen leaving 'Hambleden' ([[Arley]]). | ||
| + | <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left"> | ||
| + | Candleshoe_screenshot_Arley.jpg | The train leaves 'Hambleden' | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| − | The day of filming which ended at Waterworks Crossing was the subject of an article by Brian Moone in SVR News 43. All the shots in the film featured the | + | As the train leaves, the car sets off from [[Arley Station Bridge]] in pursuit. The chase sequence then includes several scenes of the car filmed on local roads in the area, intercut with the train filmed from the lineside between stations. The train is then seen crossing [[Hay Bridge]] as the car approaches on the road below. |
| + | <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left"> | ||
| + | Candleshoe_screenshot_Hay_Bridge.jpg | The chase at Hay Bridge | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | Continuing north, the train is next seen passing [[Eardington|Eardington station]] with the car on the adjacent road. The scene was filmed from the [[Overbridge at north end of Eardington siding | Eardington Road Bridge]]. | ||
| + | <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left"> | ||
| + | Candleshoe_screenshot_Eardington.jpg | The chase at Eardington | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | The train is then seen crossing [[Victoria Bridge]]. | ||
| + | <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left"> | ||
| + | Candleshoe_screenshot_Victoria_Bridge.jpg | The train crosses Victoria Bridge | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | The Rolls Royce then arrives at [[Waterworks Crossing]] where Niven's character parks the car on the crossing and flags the engine to a stop. | ||
| + | <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left"> | ||
| + | Candleshoe_screenshot_Waterworks_Crossing.jpg | David Niven and other cast members at Waterworks Crossing | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | As is common in movies, the scenes are geographically out of sequence on the railway, with Victoria Bridge being south of Arley and Waterworks Crossing being south of Hay Bridge and Eardington. | ||
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| + | The day of filming which ended at Waterworks Crossing was the subject of an article by Brian Moone in SVR News 43. All the shots in the film featured the 'real' 4566 apart from the final shot of David Niven being sandwiched between the locomotive’s buffers and the car, for which a wooden mock-up of the front of 4566 was made and mounted on a permanent way trolley, which was pushed by hand to ensure it was stopped in the correct position. Graham Nangreave and Roger Scanlon were the driver and fireman on the day; SVR members Tom McGee and Gilbert Cooke appeared in those roles as 'extras' while other SVR members including Syd Anderson and Columb Howell were also featured.<ref>SVR News 43</ref> The chase sequence can be seen on YouTube. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| − | [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075807/ Candleshoe on Internet Movie Database] | + | *[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075807/ Candleshoe on Internet Movie Database] |
| − | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKRKE4_ZJjM Chase sequence on YouTube] | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKRKE4_ZJjM Chase sequence on YouTube] |
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Latest revision as of 12:07, 13 October 2023
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Filming on the SVR
Candleshoe was the second major movie to include scenes filmed on the SVR, following The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) which was released the year before. Filming on the SVR took place in October 1976, using GWR Small Prairie 4566 and three GWR carriages. In the final chase scene, 4566 is first seen leaving 'Hambleden' (Arley).
The train leaves 'Hambleden'
As the train leaves, the car sets off from Arley Station Bridge in pursuit. The chase sequence then includes several scenes of the car filmed on local roads in the area, intercut with the train filmed from the lineside between stations. The train is then seen crossing Hay Bridge as the car approaches on the road below.
The chase at Hay Bridge
Continuing north, the train is next seen passing Eardington station with the car on the adjacent road. The scene was filmed from the Eardington Road Bridge.
The chase at Eardington
The train is then seen crossing Victoria Bridge.
The train crosses Victoria Bridge
The Rolls Royce then arrives at Waterworks Crossing where Niven's character parks the car on the crossing and flags the engine to a stop.
David Niven and other cast members at Waterworks Crossing
As is common in movies, the scenes are geographically out of sequence on the railway, with Victoria Bridge being south of Arley and Waterworks Crossing being south of Hay Bridge and Eardington.
The day of filming which ended at Waterworks Crossing was the subject of an article by Brian Moone in SVR News 43. All the shots in the film featured the 'real' 4566 apart from the final shot of David Niven being sandwiched between the locomotive’s buffers and the car, for which a wooden mock-up of the front of 4566 was made and mounted on a permanent way trolley, which was pushed by hand to ensure it was stopped in the correct position. Graham Nangreave and Roger Scanlon were the driver and fireman on the day; SVR members Tom McGee and Gilbert Cooke appeared in those roles as 'extras' while other SVR members including Syd Anderson and Columb Howell were also featured.[2] The chase sequence can be seen on YouTube.