The read
It runs a compact 1h 5m.
Synopsis
On the night express train from Los Angeles to San Francisco everyone’s a suspect when a jewelry magnate is found stabbed to death and an escaped killer is feared on board. It’s up to newspaper reporter Jimmy Hawley (Ben Lyon) to unravel the secrets of the motley group of passengers and find the killer before he strikes again in this tense and atmospheric whodunit.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Benjamin StoloffDirector
- Harry AdlerWriter
Cast
- Ben LyonJimmy Hawley
- Barbara WeeksAlice Murray
- Kenneth ThomsonChambers
- Ethel KenyonEileen Ayensworth
- William V. MongGraham
- Dolores RayBride (as Dolores Rey)
- Nat Pendleton'Killer' Delmar
- Tom DuganDrunk
- Dwight FryeChick Lewis
- Billy BletcherPolice Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- Kit GuardTrainman (uncredited)
- William HalliganDetective (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
robberyslangprohibition erasan francisco, californiawidowdeceptionprison escaperevengemurderfugitiveb movietrain