The Black Diamond Express
theatrical release poster
Directed byHoward Bretherton
Written byHarvey Gates
Story by"Mark Canfield" (Darryl Zanuck)
StarringMonte Blue
Edna Murphy
CinematographyDavid Abel
Conrad Wells
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • June 4, 1927 (1927-06-04)
Running time
60 minutes (6 reels; 5,803 feet (1,769 m)[1])
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent (English titles)
Vitaphone (music score and sound effects)

The Black Diamond Express is a 1927 silent railroad feature film drama directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Monte Blue. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros.[2] It is not to be confused with several early short actuality styled films under the title Black Diamond Express for example the famous and still exiting 1896[3] film of a train arriving in a station.

This film is presumed lost.[4][5]

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Film Daily (Jul-Dec 1927)". New York, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. July 3, 1927. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Black Diamond Express
  3. ^ 1896 short The Black Diamond Express; silentera.com
  4. ^ The Black Diamond Express at Lost Film Files:Warner Brothers lost films - 1927
  5. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Film Survival Catalog:The Black Diamond Express

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Films directed by Howard Bretherton
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