The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
Smith is an iron-willed railroad detective. When his friend Murray is fired from the railroad and begins helping Rebstock wreck trains, Smith must go after him. He also seems to have an interest in Murray's wife (and vice versa).
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
24 audience votes
Key crew
- Karl KambScreenplay
- Frank ButlerScreenplay
- Leslie FentonDirector
- Adolph DeutschOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Alan LaddWhispering Smith
- Robert PrestonMurray Sinclair
- Brenda MarshallMarian Sinclair
- Donald CrispBarney Rebstock
- William DemarestBill Dansing
- Fay HoldenEmmy Dansing
- Murvyn VyeBlake Barton
- Frank FaylenWhitey Du Sang
- John EldredgeGeorge McCloud
- Ward WoodLeroy Barton
- J. Farrell MacDonaldBill Baggs
- Will WrightSheriff McSwiggin
Stills
Themes
railroad detective