The Galloping Major (1951, Basil Radford, Jimmy Hanley, Janette Scott)

Horse racing romp features a good number of British stars in minor roles. You can glimpse Kenneth More, Charles Hawtrey, Joyce Grenfell and Sid James, for example! Central to the plot is a horse racing syndicate at the fictional London Transport Lambs Green garage, and a horse which proves to be useless as a flat racer but great over the jumps. As a result they enter said nag in the Grand National steeplechase.
The opening features a roofbox AEC RT, RT500 (HLX317)displaying a variety of route numbers and the opening credits on front side and back: Establishing scene outside the bus garage: the two nearest are clearly AECs but what about the third at the back? Running girl is halted by emerging STL433 (AXM691), and we get a first glimpse inside the garage. Note the garage code is AB (Twickenham) - was this the garage used for filming? In 1951 STL433 was allocated to RD (Hornchurch) A scene aboard an unidentified bus: A meeting inside the garage, with STLs being worked on in the background:: This was a surprise; venerable LGOC B340 (LA9928) is also apparently allocated to this garage, and is used for a day at the races: STL1821(DLU49) is seen being cleaned at the garage: The ladies here are watching a meeting taking place: Much of the latter half of the movie is taken up with an outing to the Grand National in Liverpool, using B340 and two STLs, although two RTs are seen at the start of the adventure, including what appears to be RT701 (JXC64). Great to see B340 in action, but part of the high speed trip is made with steam billowing from the radiator: The STLs can't be identified, but they are identical: Liverpool trams: ....and a Liverpool Corporation bus:

Gathering of Eagles (1963, Rock Hudson, Rod Taylor)

The Boeing B52s are the aerial stars, but a brief scene in San Francisco shows the cable cars, including number 513

Gatica, El Mono (1993, Edgardo Nieva)

"Argentine movie about a 1950s famed boxer; a replica tram was built for it" (thanks Carlos Wallberg)

The Gauntlet (1977, Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke)

The armoured bus driven by Clint Eastwood is a heavily-modified Eagle. "Towards the end of the film the bus fills with bullet holes as he takes the bus through 'The Gauntlet'" (thanks Darwin) It was later rebuilt as an RV!

Gegen die Wand AKA Head-on (2004, Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli)

Stefan Baguette reports this movie about the marriage between two Germans with Turkish roots - "Sibel (Sibel Kekilli) marries Cahit (Birol Ünel) to escape her family, but it is only later that the two of them fall in love, leading to grave complications.
Early in the film, the two of them argue about marriage while riding on a Hamburger Hochbahn Mercedes-Benz Citaro. They are thrown out by the Turkish bus driver and the bus can be seen leaving the stop as they are stranded at the side of the road. Curiously, the sound doesn't match the vehicle - the sound engineers seem to have used a recording of some completely different bus.
In another scene, during a car journey, a Hamburger Hochbahn Mercedes-Benz O405N2 can be seen for a second.
At the end of the film, Cahit leaves Istanbul coach station for his birthplace. He is riding on a yellow three-axle coach of a Turkish operator, which is filmed from the nearside and the rear. I haven't been able to identify the manufacturer - it has styling elements (rear lights etc.) of the Mercedes-Benz Tourismo coaches built in Turkey, but is no such vehicle."

Genevieve (1953, John Gregson, Dinah Sheridan, Kay Kendall, Kenneth More)

This film about a race from Brighton to London between two participants in the London to Brighton run features a number of buses. Bob Wingrove notes the following London Transport types: AEC Regent III RT both pre war and post war; RTL class Leyland PD2; STL class AEC Regent; RF class AEC Regal IV; both green and red T class AEC Regals. The only clearly seen T is T765 (HGF855), seen from behind: Colin Read notes STL1127 (CLE12) on route 182: Bob also notes a Southdown Leyland Royal Tiger/East Lancashire and Brighton Hove and District Bristol Ks near the seafront in Brighton. However, a note from John points out there are trolleybus poles visible on one of the Brighton buses, and on closer inspection I agree, they're trolleybuses: "There was a Leyland PS1 with what looked as if it could have been a Duple body and also what I think was a Bedford SB/Duple." The film is well worth seeing, especially for the last half hour, largely shot in South East London.

The Gentle Gunman (1953, John Mills, Dirk Bogarde)

Has scenes in London, including the Underground, but notable for an appearance by this Irish-registered Commer Invader:

The Gentle Sex (1943, dir Leslie Howard)

Wartime drama about women 'doing their bit' for the war effort includes a brief view of this London Transport STL in wartime livery:

Georgy Girl (1966, Lyn Redgrave, Alan Bates, James Mason)

Has an appearance by preserved London Transport RTL1050 (LLU829). (Thanks David Thrower)

The Getaway (1972, Steve McQueen, Ali McGraw)

Has footage of a Trailways Eagle 5 motorcoach.

Get Carter (1971, Michael Caine)

Jon Price observes "A personal favourite of mine; the only buses featured are a distant shot of a Northern General red BET saloon" [presumably a Leyland Leopard] " and Alexander bodied 'decker as Jack Carter chases Con and Peter from the B and B as the Pelaw Hussars march past, .....a brief shot of another Northern BET saloon "[another Leyland Leopard] " as Glenda rescues Jack. There is also a very quick rear view of a Tyneside PTE Alexander bodied Atlantean as Jack Carter goes to meet Brumby at his restaurant development atop the multi storey car park (Interesting that as the car park used for filming is in Gateshead, opposite the Bus/Metro station, so they must have used a different ramp for filming). Also quick shot of a green liveried Gateshead Alexander bodied 'decker as Brumby is thrown from the car park."

Get On The Bus (1996, dir Spike Lee)

A cross country bus trip to the Million Man March more details needed

Getting Even with Dad (1994, Ted Danson, McCauley Culkin)

Set in San Francisco, and has views of various cable cars. The climactic scene features cable car 55 and SF MUNI light rail car 1311, also (at the Greyhound bus station) Greyhound MCI 2027. Culkin boards Greyhound 2026 before being retrieved by Danson.

Ghostbusters II (1989, Bill Murray, Dan Ayckroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis)

Rick Moranis' character boards a New York City Transit bus number 2419. (thanks Geoff Cook)

The Ghost of St Michaels (1941, Will Hay, Charles Hawtrey)

Hay's character misses the bus to St Michael's - the viewer doesn't see much of it either:

The Ghost Train (1941, Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch)

Film version of the celebrated play by Arnold Ridley of 'Dad's Army' fame.
Mike Penn notes, "a sequence involving a small 'country bus' although I've no idea what type. The registration number appears to be UU6101. It has fleet names for 'The Fal Traction Co. Ltd' which may or may not be genuine as the film was set in Cornwall. It has longitudinal seats for about 14 with the entrance in the rear bulkhead. Inside, on the front bulkhead, is the legend 'Route 25' and 'F.R. 791'." - fascinating detail which may mean something to somebody: The station is 'Fal Vale Junction' ostensibly on the line to Truro; IMDB quotes two Welsh filming locations, however this was wartime, and The Missing Link describes how most of the film was actually studio shot at Lime Grove studios. (This would explain the London registration) can anyone help? Mike Lloyd adds: "When I saw the film I was watching the locos, the 'same' train, allegedly, changes engines three or four times during its journey." An earlier film version of the play in 1931 starred Jack Hulbert and Cicely Courtneidge, but the first (silent) version was released in 1927.

Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958, Jack Hawkins)

Some footage of RT-family buses, and a brief long shot possibly at Kings Cross Station showing buses and trolleybuses (+Colin Read)

Ginger Ale Afternoon (1989, Yeardley Smith)

Daniel Dey notes a "1947-53 Chevrolet 6700 School Bus converted into an RV. Bonnie Cleator(Yeardley Smith) is a resident of that bus, and she uses it to have illicit trysts with Hank Mickers(John M. Jackson) while his wife Jesse(Dana Andersen) is pregnant."

The Girl in the Picture (1971, Gregor Fisher, John Gordon Sinclair)

"In the background of one shot is a Graham of Paisley Volvo/Van Hool - the reason being that it was regularly used by film companies as a mobile dressing room and it has just crept into a shot." (posted on the scottish_bus Yahoo group)

Girl Shy (1924, Harold Lloyd)

In one sequence Lloyd steals a Los Angeles trolley - while the driver and conductor are still leaning on it! Wild scenes ensue. Short clips from this movie can be seen at Getty Images: Film Page - key 'Girl Shy' into the search box.

Glitter (2001, Mariah Carey, Max Beesley)

Set in New York, but shot largely in Toronto. In a scene in a limo an Official Toronto Sightseeing Tour DMS-type Daimler Fleetline is seen very briefly out of the window. (thanks Noel Baxendale)

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