Care of St Christopher’s

‘St Christopher’s - for the children of Railway Servants’. About a hundred children are cared for at this Derby railway orphanage and this film gives a selection of scenes from a typical day: the breakfast mail, a boy with a problem, a girl with a worry, a visit from two widowers, a birthday tea party. An official insight into a forgotten aspect of railway operation.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

16 minutes

Year:

1959

Director:

James Ritchie

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Company:

British Transport Films

Cast:
Crew:
James Ritchie

Director

Stewart McAllister

Producer

Edgar Anstey

Executive Producer

Fitzroy Coleman

Music

Paul Le Saux

Script