The Midnight Limited (1926)
A freight train loses control and is barreling wildly toward the town of Benbow. A mail train is traveling in the opposite direction on the exact same set of tracks. The Midnight Limited, A passenger train carrying 300 people—including the dispatcher’s own sweetheart—is running on a parallel track. The dispatcher's desperate attempts to avert a catastrophic disaster as all three trains converge at the same point simultaneously fuels the narrative.
Director: Oscar Apfel
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Gaston Glass as Alan Bennett aka Alan Morse |
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Wanda Hawley as Mary Foster |
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Sam Allen as Sam Foster |
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William Humphrey as John Reynolds |
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Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. Reynolds |
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Ashton Dearholt as Hal Reynolds |
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Eric Mayne as Dr. Harrington |
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Hayford Hobbs as Dispatcher |
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Monte Collins as Night Club Patron |
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L.J. O'Connor as John O'Connor |
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Fred Holmes as Dr. Jones |
| Directing | Oscar Apfel | Director |
| Writing | Jack Natteford | Story |
| Writing | Jack Natteford | Scenario Writer |
| Production | Paul Gerson | Producer |
| Camera | Ernest F. Smith | Director of Photography |
| Crew | W. Ray Johnston | Presenter |