The Runaway Express is a 1926 American silent action film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Jack Dougherty, Blanche Mehaffey, and Tom O'Brien.[1][2]
| The Runaway Express | |
|---|---|
_-_1.jpg) Still with Dougherty and Mehaffey | |
| Directed by | Edward Sedgwick |
| Written by | Curtis Benton |
| Based on | "The Nerve of Foley" by Frank H. Spearman |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Virgil Miller |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 1 hour |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot edit
Set against the bustling backdrop of a train station, with its thundering engines and the coordinated chaos of the roundhouse, dispatcher's office, and switch-room, unfolds a love story between Joe Foley, a young train engineer, and Norah Kelly, an Irish waitress at the Junction Cafe.
Cast edit
- Jack Dougherty as Joseph Foley
- Blanche Mehaffey as Nora Kelly
- Tom O'Brien as Sandy McPherson
- Charles K. French as Jim Reed
- William Steel as Blackie McPherson
- Harry Todd as Dad Hamilton
- Madge Hunt as Mrs. Foley
- Syd Saylor as The Tramp
References edit
- ^ Munden p. 744
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Runaway Express at silentera.com
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.
External links edit
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