Streamline Express (1935) Online
A disparate group of people meet as passengers on a super-speed train crossing the U.S. Aboard are a seductive confidence man, a stage director masquerading as a steward in hopes of stopping his feisty leading lady from eloping, and a woman trying to stop her husband from running away with his mistress.
Complete credited cast: | |||
Victor Jory | - | Jimmy Hart | |
Evelyn Venable | - | Patricia Wallace | |
Esther Ralston | - | Elaine Vincent | |
Erin O'Brien-Moore | - | Mary Bradley (as Erin O'Brien Moore) | |
Ralph Forbes | - | Fred Arnold | |
Sidney Blackmer | - | Gilbert Landon (as Sydney Blackmer) | |
Vince Barnett | - | Mr. Jones | |
Clay Clement | - | John Bradley | |
Bobby Watson | - | Gerald Wilson | |
Lee Moran | - | Larry Houston | |
Syd Saylor | - | Smith - Steward | |
Libby Taylor | - | Fawn--Patricia's Maid | |
Edward Hearn | - | Mack - Purser | |
Allan Cavan | - | Senior Conductor |
An uncredited version of the 1934 Howard Hawks classic "Twentieth Century", although the producers were not sued for plagiarism. Ralph Forbes plays virtually the same role in both films.
Film historian John Cocci in his book "Second Feature" quoted actress Esther Ralston about "Streamline Express" in 1989: "Can't remember a thing about this turkey."
Whilst official credits for the characters played by Clay Clement and Erin O'Brien Moore call them by the surname Forbes, they are consistently referred to by the surname Bradley throughout the film.
This film's earliest documented telecasts took place in Washington DC Thursday 15 January 1948 on WMAL (Channel 7), in Cincinnati Sunday 18 April 1948 on WLW-T (Channel 4), in Cleveland Friday 16 July 1948 on WEWS (Channel 5), in New York City Saturday 7 August 1948 on the DuMont Television Network's WABD (Channel 5) and in Detroit Friday 12 November 1948 on WJBK (Channel 2); on the West Coast, television viewers got their first look it Saturday 27 May 1950 on KLAC (Channel 13).
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