poster

1931

NR (01/09/1931) (US)

Adventure, Drama,

1h 14m

59

User Score

World's Greatest Railroad Talk Thriller

Overview

Head railroad man Dan is as ugly as he is honorable. When he spots a drifter who'd hopped a freight held up by a landslide, Dan offers the man a job; then he finds the man was a railroader, too, and takes him under his wing. Engaged to Mary, Dan doesn't notice the growing attraction between his protégé and his intended but focuses instead on running the railroad.

1931

59

User Score

NR (01/09/1931) (US)

Adventure, Drama,

1h 14m

World's Greatest Railroad Talk Thriller

Overview

Head railroad man Dan is as ugly as he is honorable. When he spots a drifter who'd hopped a freight held up by a landslide, Dan offers the man a job; then he finds the man was a railroader, too, and takes him under his wing. Engaged to Mary, Dan doesn't notice the growing attraction between his protégé and his intended but focuses instead on running the railroad.

Cast

Louis Wolheim

Louis Wolheim

Dan Thorn

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Larry Doyle

Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

Mary Ryan

Hugh Herbert

Hugh Herbert

Professor

Robert Edeson

Robert Edeson

Tom Johnson

William P. Burt

William P. Burt

Chief Dispatcher

Jim Farley

Jim Farley

Joe Geraghty

James Donlan

James Donlan

Picnic Barker (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Hobo (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Railroad Worker (uncredited)