The Lightning Flyer is a 1931 American pre-Code action film directed by William Nigh and starring James Hall, Dorothy Sebastian and Robert Homans.[1]
| The Lightning Flyer | |
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| Directed by | William Nigh |
| Written by | Barry Barringer |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ted Tetzlaff |
| Edited by | James Sweeney |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
After graduating from college, the son of a railroad president takes a job working for the company under an assumed name to prove that he isn't as lazy as his father thinks. He falls in love but also makes a bitter enemy in the yard foreman. After exposing the man as a thief and a murderer, his antagonist breaks out of prison and seeks revenge by way of a runaway train.
Cast edit
- James Hall as Jimmie Nelson
- Dorothy Sebastian as Rose Rogers
- Walter Merrill as Tom Summers
- Robert Homans as John Nelson
- Albert J. Smith as Durkin
- Ethan Allen as Sam Rogers
- Eddie Boland as Slats
- George Meadows as Pudge
References edit
- ^ Martin p.188
Bibliography edit
- Martin, Len D. Columbia Checklist: The Feature Films, Serials, Cartoons, and Short Subjects of Columbia Pictures Corporation, 1922-1988. McFarland, 1991.
External links edit
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