The Fast Express

Mar 10, 1924

5h 0m

★ 8.0

A three ring circus of melodramatic episodes, thrills that cost a fortune and were worth it. Mighty train wrecks, devastating forest fires, huge landslides, break-neck riding feats.

Overview

15 chapter adventure serial: 1. Facing the Crisis 2. Vanishing Diamonds 3. Woman of Mystery 4. Haunted House 5. Perils of the City 6. Cipher Message 7. Bandit Raiders 8. Impostor's Scheme 9. Falsely Accused 10. Path of Danger 11. The Abduction 12. The Trial Run 13. The False Summons 14. Black Treasure 15. Retribution

Genres

Action

Drama

Thriller

Western

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

The Fast Express Trailers

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Cast

Brent McAdams

William Duncan

Lucille Worth

Edith Johnson

Rita

Eva Gordon

Edward Winston

Albert J. Smith

Tom Boyd

Harry Woods

John Cossar

Harry Carter

Christopher Langley

Edward Cecil

Theobold Mason

Jim Welch

Black Tony

Joe Dominguez

Mabel Randall

Dancer Florence Maddis marries Ross Van Beekman, son of an aristocratic New York family, and despite her friends’ doubts manages to fit into the family. Her scheming mother-in-law disapproves of her however colluding with Ned Ormsby, who wants Flo for himself, to make her appear faithless. When Ross suspects Flo of harboring Ormsby, he fires a pistol at her closet. Later when Ormsby is found shot in his house, Ross confesses, believing himself guilty. Sick at heart, Flo returns to the stage of the Winter Palace. Ross is freed, however, when Ormsby’s enemy, Maddox, confesses to the crime, and Flo is happily reconciled with Ross.

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The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray

Oct 26, 1914

Loose adaptation of Mary Shelley‘s “Frankenstein”.

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7.0

The Bonanza Buckaroo

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Bill Merritt and his pal, Chewin' Charlie, notice a touring car passing them on the road. Soon the car stops, and the party sets out after a jackrabbit wanted by an elderly lady in the car. Bill, realizing the brakes have slipped on a downgrade, rescues the runaway car and its occupant, Mrs. Gordon, and wins the lady's admiration. Invited to the hotel of millionaire mine owner Andrew Gordon, Bill becomes interested in his daughter, Cleo, but is told that the man who aspires to be her husband must possess wealth. That night Bill overhears a plot to take over a strip of land between Gordon's mine and that of his enemy Tom Middleton; Bill and Charlie set out to stake their claim, and after subduing "Fraction" Jack, they register the claim. Bill persuades Gordon to buy out his claim and saves Charlie from claim jumpers.

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10.0

The Experiment

Sep 1, 1922

A rich girl's fiancé poses as a chauffeur to stop her eloping with a major.

10.0

The Terrible People

Aug 5, 1928

Over ten episodes an heiress is threatened by the gang of a criminal who seems to have returned from the dead. Clay Shelton was executed for his crimes, but it seems he has returned to life to exact revenge on the people responsible for his death.

10.0

The Tower of Lies

Oct 10, 1925

After his beloved daughter leaves for the city to pay off his debt, an old farmer goes mad when her letters become less frequent and it is suspected she may be using her body to get the money.

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S.O.S. Clipper Island

Aug 11, 1938

Feature version of the 1936 U.S. movie serial, ROBINSON CRUSOE OF CLIPPER ISLAND, for overseas release only.

10.0

The Good Provider

Apr 2, 1922

A prosperous small-town peddler accedes to his family's wish to move from their secure existence to the uncertainty of New York City. It proves fruitless and eventually his kin sees the error of their ways and return to their true home.

7.0

Twilight

Dec 30, 1917

No overview available.

10.0

The Fankony Cafe

Jun 27, 1927

No overview available.

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The Secret of the Submarine

May 22, 1916

An American adventure film serial comprised of fifteen episodes of two reels (24 min) each. All chapters are presumed lost.