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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Last Train from Bombay<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[Fred F. Sears]]<br />
| producer = [[Sam Katzman]]<br />
| writer = Robert Yale Libott<br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = [[Jon Hall (actor)|Jon Hall]] <br> [[Lisa Ferraday]]<br />
| music = <br />
| cinematography = [[Henry Freulich]]<br />
| editing = [[Richard Fantl]]<br />
| distributor = [[Columbia Pictures]]<br />
| studio = [[Esskay Pictures]]<br />
| released = August 27, 1952<br />
| runtime = 72 minutes<br />
| country = United States<br />
| language = English<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Last Train from Bombay''''' is a 1952 American [[drama film]] starring [[Jon Hall (actor)|Jon Hall]], Christine Larson and [[Lisa Ferraday]].<ref>LAST TRAIN FROM BOMBAY<br />
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 19, Iss. 216, (Jan 1, 1952): 144.</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
An American diplomat is accused of murder during an Indian civil war. He gets involved in an attempt to assassinate an Indian leader. Basically a rehash of plot points from [[The 39 Steps (1935 film)]] set in India.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Jon Hall (actor)|Jon Hall]] as Martin Viking<br />
* Christine Larson as Mary Anne Palmer<br />
* [[Lisa Ferraday]] as Charlane<br />
* [[Douglas Kennedy (actor)|Douglas Kennedy]] as Kevin / Brian O'Hara (as Douglas R. Kennedy)<br />
* [[Michael Fox (American actor)|Michael Fox]] as Captain Tamil<br />
* [[Donna Martell]] as Nawob's Daughter<br />
* [[Matthew Boulton (actor)|Matthew Boulton]] as Col. Frederick Palmer<br />
* James Fairfax as Alfie - the Bartender<br />
* [[Gregory Gaye]] as B. Vornin aka The Lame One<br />
* [[Ken Terrell]] as Ceylonese Assassin<br />
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==Production==<br />
The film was devised to cash in on the then-current [[Kashmir conflict|dispute between India and Pakistan]]. Filming started 11 March 1952.<ref>2 COMPANIES PLAN RAILROAD MOVIES: Metro to Film 'The High Iron,' Warners 'Last Train West' -- Katzman Makes Deals<br />
By THOMAS M. PRYOR New York Times 14 Feb 1952: 23.</ref> Columbia wanted to cast Hall alongside his then wife Frances Langford.<ref>FOX PLANNING FILM ON A WARTIME HERO New York Times 20 Feb 1952: 26.</ref><br />
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==Reception==<br />
The '' Los Angeles Times'' said "you chew your fingernails."<ref>HAYWARD, HALL SUFFER BUT TRIUMPH AS HEROES<br />
Los Angeles Times 9 Aug 1952: 9.</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/80951/Last-Train-from-Bombay/ ''Last Train from Bombay''] at [[TCMDB]]<br />
*{{IMDb title|0044827}}<br />
*[https://archive.org/details/variety187-1952-08/page/n5?q=%22last+train+from+bombay%22 Review of film] at Variety<br />
{{Sam Katzman}}<br />
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