Transcontinental Limited is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Nat Ross and starring Johnnie Walker, Eugenia Gilbert, and Alec B. Francis.[1][2]
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Directed by | Nat Ross |
Written by | Hampton Del Ruth |
Produced by | I.E. Chadwick |
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Cinematography | W. Steve Smith Jr. |
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Distributed by | Chadwick Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
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Plot
editAs described in a film magazine review,[3] Johnnie Lane, back from the war, finds Joe Slavin pestering his sweetheart Mary Reynolds in an effort to get her to marry him. Slavin, a fireman for Mary's father Jerry Reynolds on the Transcontinental Limited train, knows that the engineer's eyesight has become poor and consequently has a hold on him. The family needs money for an operation for Mary's mother. Slim and Pudge, two of Johnnie's buddies, get the needed sum from Slavin, who has stolen it from the train station safe, and later the money is returned. Johnnie thrashes Slavin, saves the Limited from being wrecked, and finally wins the affection of Mary.
Cast
edit- Johnnie Walker as Johnnie Lane
- Eugenia Gilbert as Mary Reynolds
- Alec B. Francis as Jerry Reynolds
- Edith Murgatroyd as Sara Reynolds
- Bruce Gordon as Joe Slavin
- Edward Gillace as Slim
- George Ovey as Pudge
- Eric Mayne as Dr. Voija Pourtalis
- James Hamel as Bob Harrison
References
edit- ^ Munden p. 828
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Transcontinental Limited at silentera.com
- ^ Pardy, George T. (March 13, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Transcontinental Limited", Motion Picture News, 33 (11), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1212, retrieved April 6, 2023 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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