The Phantom Express
Still with Frankie Darro and George Periolat
Directed byJohn G. Adolfi
Written byTom J. Hopkins
Starring
Cinematography
Production
company
Banner Productions
Distributed by
Release date
  • November 1925 (1925-11)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (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

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

References

  1. ^ Munden p. 601
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Phantom Express at silentera.com
  3. ^ "New Pictures: The Phantom Express", Exhibitors Herald, 23 (13), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 70, December 19, 1925, retrieved December 10, 2022 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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