Midnight Limited (1940)
The Phantom Robber gets a fortune in jewels and some valuable papers from a robbery on the crack train "The Midnight Limited" and Val Lennon and his pretty assistant, Joan Marshall, are on his trail. But the Phantom strikes three more times and adds murder to his list. Val decides to use himself as bait, although Chief Harrigan and Joan beg him not to risk his life. But Val, disguised as a wealthy Canadian, boards the train for a rendezvous with a killer.
Director:
Howard Bretherton
Writers:
Harrison Carter, Charles Williams.
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John 'Dusty' King as Val Lennon |
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Marjorie Reynolds as Joan Marshall |
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George Cleveland as Professor Van Dillon |
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Edward Keane as Captain Harrigan |
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Monte Collins as Abel Krantz |
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I. Stanford Jolley as Frenchie |
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Pat Flaherty as Train Conductor |
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Herbert Ashley as Trainman |
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Lita Chevret as Mae Krantz |
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Ray Bennett as Jake Pringle (Uncredited) |
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Joe Caits as Detective Conway (Uncredited) |
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Lane Chandler as Inspector in Montreal (Uncredited) |
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Frank Hagney as Detective Joe O'Neill (Uncredited) |
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Warren Jackson as Joe, Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited) |
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Wilbur Mack as Mr. Gellard (Uncredited) |
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Ray Turner as John, Train Porter (Uncredited) |
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Buck Woods as Willy, Train Porter (Uncredited) |
| Production | Fred Scheld | Associate Producer |
| Production | T.R. Williams | Producer |
| Editing | Russell F. Schoengarth | Editor |
| Directing | W.B. Eason | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Karl Zint | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Eddie Parker | Stunts |
| Directing | Howard Bretherton | Director |
| Writing | Harrison Carter | Screenplay |
| Writing | Charles Williams | Screenplay |
| Sound | Lee Zahler | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Harry Neumann | Director of Photography |