The Phantom Express

Railroad foes cause terror on the tracks with the illusion of a ghost train.

Cast

William Collier Jr.

as Bruce Harrington

Sally Blane

as Carolyn Nolan

J. Farrell MacDonald

as D.J. 'Smokey' Nolan

Hobart Bosworth

as Mr. Harrington

Axel Axelson

as Axel, the fireman

Lina Basquette

as Betty

Eddie Phillips

as Dick Walsh (posing as Bruce)

Claire McDowell

as Ma Nolan

David Rollins

as Jackie Nolan

Robert Ellis

as Reynolds

Reviews

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A railway line is being sabotaged and after one such incident an old engineer "Smokey" (J. Farrell MacDonald) - is dismissed. The profligate young son of the owner asks to be allowed to investigate the spate of incidents and soon discovers there are much more sinister goings on afoot. There are a lo...

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