The Phantom Express (1925 film)
| The Phantom Express | |
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 Still with Frankie Darro and George Periolat | |
| Directed by | John G. Adolfi |
| Written by | Tom J. Hopkins |
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Production company | Banner Productions |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Phantom Express is a 1925 American silent action crime film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Ethel Shannon, David Butler, and Frankie Darro.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]As described in a film magazine review,[3] a young railroad engineer, who is in love with the daughter of another engineer, takes the throttle of his company’s fastest train after his sweetheart’s father becomes demented over a wreck. The young man drives the train without mishap for a while and then almost has a wreck. However, the near wrecking of the train reveals the man who caused the wreck and nearly ruined the young man’s happiness.
Cast
[edit]- Ethel Shannon as Nora Lane
- David Butler as Jack Warren
- Frankie Darro as 'Daddles' Lane - Nora's Brother
- George Periolat as John Lane - Nora's Father
- George Siegmann as Rufus Hardy
- William H. Tooker as George Mott
- John Webb Dillion as Henry Muncy
References
[edit]- ^ Munden p. 601
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Phantom Express at silentera.com
- ^ "New Pictures: The Phantom Express", Exhibitors Herald, 23 (13), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 70, December 19, 1925, retrieved December 10, 2022
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Bibliography
[edit]- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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