Last Train from Bombay (Columbia Pictures) (1952)

Talent Contest Beauty Featured In ‘Last Train’ What began as a lark ended in a movie contract for lovely Christine Larson, currently featured in Columbia Pictures’ “Last Train From Bombay,” which stars Jon Hall at the........ Theatre. At the insistence of her friends, Miss Larson entered a television talent contest six months ago, strictly as a gag. Film producer Harry Popkin spotted the beautiful auburnhaired girl, and immediately signed her for the feminine lead in “The Well.” Columbia Pictures later gave the young actress the featured feminine part in “Brave Warrior,’ which starred Jon Hall, and—after the first “rushes” were seen—the supporting feminine lead opposite Hall in “Last Train From Bombay.” In “Last Train From Bombay,” an adventure tale of action and exotic intrigue in India, Miss Lasron is cast as a British tourist who helps Hall, after the latter is accused of murder and becomes a fugitive from both the police and a fanatic assassin ring. Also featured in “Last Train From Bombay” are Lisa Ferraday and Douglas R. Kennedy. Robert Yale Libott wrote the screen play. Fred F, Sears directed the picture. Sam Katzman produced “Last Train From Bombay.” Alley—Oop! Meetings between Jon Hall and Lisa Ferraday seem to land Hall in a blind alley, cinematically speaking. In “China Corsair,” Miss Ferraday got Hall drunk, and had him thrown into an alley. In Columbia Pictures’ latest thriller, “Last Train From Bombay,” at the............ Theatre, Hall again meets Miss Ferraday, with the resultant inebriation and another dark alley! OSS Girl Discovers Jon Hall, Man of Many Outside Interests, Underground Friend Stars in Last Train From Bombay’ On ‘Last Train’ Set Eight years ago, Lisa Ferraday, on duty with the O.S.S. in Europe, sought safety in a bomb shelter during an air raid. She was engaged in a conversation by a young American flier with the 15th Air Force who introduced himself as Jerry Bernstein. During the actress’ first day on the set of Columbia Pictures’ “Last Train From Bombay,” starring Jon Hall at the.............. Theatre, Miss Ferraday, who has one of the leading feminine roles in the film, was being herded, along with a group of extras, into a bomb shelter. The assistant director of “Last Train From Bombay” was doing the herding, and when he and Miss Ferraday faced each other, recognition was immediate, It was Jerry Bernstein. This was the first time their paths had crossed since that day in Europe—and again the meeting place was a bomb shelter! Christine Larson and Douglas R. Kennedy also are featured in “Last Train From Bombay” in support of the star. Robert Yale Libott wrote the screen play. The picture was directed by Fred F. Sears and produced by Sam Katzman. No Bull Story! El Toro, the only trained trick Brahma bull in the world, is currently to be seen in Columbia Pictures’ “Last Train From Bombay,” starring Jon Hall at Sei awlcne Theatre. El Toro thinks he’s a horse, according to Buck Sharp, the animal’s ownertrainer. The bull’s only companions are the horses on Buck’s ranch, and he can perform any of the stunts usually done by a horse, from jumping through hoops, to climbing a flight of stairs. E] Toro was used in India street scenes in the film. “Last Train from Bombay” Mat 2-B; Still No. 59 HURTLING INTO DANGER aboard the “Last Train From Bombay” are Jon Hall and Donna Martell, at the Theatre. Hall stars in the new Columbia picture and, Christine Larson, Lisa Ferraday and Douglas R. Kennedy are featured. “Last Train From Bombay” Mat 2-A; Still No. 11 JON HALL STARS and Lisa Ferraday Pictures’ “Last Train From Bombay,” is featured in Columbia ctithe 24 Theatre. Also fea tured are Christine Larson and Douglas R. Kennedy. Champ Bosom-Barer Wins Cover Up Role Jon Hall finally is in a position to give a friend the shirt off his back. At least he finally wears a shirt in a film! Currently starring in Columbia Pictures’ “Last Train From Bombay,” an adventure tale of action and exotic intrigue at the eee Theatre, Hall has bared his chest more than any actor in Hollywood, in a steady diet of bathing suit and _ breech-clout roles. But the trend is definitely broken in “Last Train From Bombay,” in which Hall plays a well-dressed young American diplomat trapped in a web of violence and danger. Featured in support of Hall in “Last Train From Bombay” are Christine Larson, Lisa Ferraday and Douglas R. Kennedy. The “Last Train From Bombay” script was written by Robert Yale Libott. The film was directed by Fred F, Sears and produced by Sam Katzman. Jon Hall Finally Gets "Dress’ Role It’s either a feast or a famine when it comes to Jon Hall’s film wardrobe. Hall, starring in Columbia Pictures’ “Last Train From Bombay” at the.................. Theatre, usually appears semiclad, either in sarong or bathing suit, for his many pirate and South Sea pictures. But in “Last Train From Bombay,” the star, portraying a young American diplomat newly-arrived in India, wears not less than twelve changes of well-cut, modern suits. Supporting Hall in “Last Train From Bombay” are Christine Larson, Lisa Ferraday and Douglas R. Kennedy. Signed for Looks, They Let Him Act A six-foot-three-inch frame and not his ability as an actor won his first screen role for Douglas R. Kennedy, featured in Columbia Pictures’ “Last Train From Bombay,” which Stars Jon Hall-at the Theatre. Consistently turned down for lack of experience, Kennedy crashed the movies when he was stopped on the street one day and told a studio was looking for a number of tall men to play Northwest Mounted Police. Doug loped over to the casting office and was promptly signed up. He’s been acting ever since; now his roles are usually assigned him for ability, not altitude. In “Last Train From Bombay,” an adventure tale of action and exotic intrigue in India, Kennedy has an important role as Hall’s former army buddy who has turned renegade, and whose violent murder ignites the dramatic explosiveness of the picture. Featured with Kennedy are Christine Larson and Lisa Ferraday. Big Screen Fight Elaborate pains were taken by studio technicians to achieve exotic realism in a key sequence of Columbia Pictures’ “Last Train From Bombay,” starring Jonsaall-atcthe:....20.. Theatre. Working with the creative care of true artists, set decorators carefully constructed the hotel room in India called for by the script. When the last lavish piece was in place, the decorators stepped out of camera range and watched Jon Hall and Douglas R. Kennedy engage in a vicious brawl that left all the carefully selected furniture completely ruined. Jon Hall, currently to be seen in the starring role of Columbia Pictures’ latest adventure thriller, “Last Train From Bombay,” atuune..-.ces Theatre, is one actor who does not confine all his proverbial eggs to a single basket. Hall, who appears in “Last Train From Bombay” as a young American diplomat caught in a web of murder and exotic intrigue in India, is just as proficient in pursuits far removed from his screen portrayals. It was his aquatic ability, developed during his boyhood in Tahiti, that won for Hall his first leading role in the film version of “Hurricane,” a South Sea novel written by his uncle, James Norman Hall, in collaboration with Charles Nordhoff. Hall’s interest in the sea developed into a preoccupation with boats, and prior to his army enlistment in 1945, Hall devoted some 2000 hours to the designing and construction of a highpowered 40-foot speed boat which was tested by the U. S. government for possible naval use. Still another Hall interest is cartography. Jon and his father publish the Locher-Hall Telecurve Map, a revolutionary cartographic device which the army used and which is now available for civilian use. Hall’s latest enterprise is a commercial aviation company with headquarters in Santa Monica. An expert pilot, Hall has a large clientele of movie people. With Hall in “Last Train From Bombay” are Christine Larson, Lisa Ferraday and Douglas R. Kennedy. “Last Train From Bombay” was written by Robert Yale Libott. Fred F. Sears directed the picture which was produced by Sam Katzman. Hair Stands on End For This "Tough Guy’ Aram Katcher, who sounds like he should be squatting behind a batter at a baseball park, is probably the toughest guy on the Hollywood screen today. Katcher, who has an important UPC Ae TAC. ky ccecc 2 Theatre in Columbia Pictures’ “Last Train From Bombay,” latest adventure tale of action and exotic intrigue in India, has _ killed, mauled and battered more film victims than any other heavy in the business. Currently cast in “Last Train From Bombay,” as a fanatic member of an assassin ring in India who seeks to garrot star Jon Hall, Katcher’s off-screen job brings him no end of jibes from his friends. He’s a hairdresser at a swanky Hollywood beauty salon! Cast: One Corpse! The first day’s filming of Columbia Pictures’ newest adventure tale of action and exotic intrigue, “Last Train From Bombay,” which stars Jon Hall at ea ee the Theatre, called for a rather unique prop: “One deadpanned actor to play corpse.” Page 7