A Railway Tragedy
A Railway Tragedy is a 1904 British silent crime film, produced by the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation. Plot At the time of release, the film was described as follows: "A Railway Tragedy is about a robbery and assault on an attractive young woman in a train compartment. During the attack, the young woman is thrown from the train. The film ends with the capture of the villain on a station platform as he attempts to make his getaway." Production and distribution Very little information has been preserved about this film. The name of the director and actors is no longer known. We only know that the film has been produced in 1904 in the United Kingdom by the Gaumont British Picture Corporation and that it has been distributed in the United States by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company who has registered it for copyright on 10 October 1904. Analysis The film is one of the earliest British crime films. It is composed of five wide shots filmed on location and one medium shot of a constructed set: 1. A street in front of a station. A woman gets out of a Hansom cab and pays the cabbie while being observed