The Lightning Express

The Lightning Express
The Lightning Express
Directed by	Henry MacRae
Written by	Ford Beebe (screenplay)
Produced by	Henry MacRae
Starring	Lane Chandler; Louise Lorraine; Al Ferguson
Edited by	Alvin Todd; Edward Todd
Music by	Sam Perry
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	June 3, 1930;
Running time	10 chapters (220 minutes)
Country	United States
Language	English

The Lightning Express is a 1930 American pre-Code Universal film serial, featuring the adventures of "Whispering Smith" (played by Al Ferguson). This serial is considered a lost film.^[2]

The serial's story focuses on whether a railroad will be allowed to cross a family's property.^[3]

Cast

Lane Chandler as Jack Venable
Louise Lorraine as Bobbie
Al Ferguson as detective Whispering Smith
Greta Granstedt as Kate
J. Gordon Russell as Frank Sayer, the villain
John Oscar as Bill Lewellyn
Martin Cichy as Hank
Bob Reeves as Floyd Griswell
James Pierce as henchman
Robert Kelly as henchman

Production

The Lightning Express was based on "Whispering Smith Speaks" by Frank H. Spearman.^[4] Released by Universal on June 3, 1930, it was a remake of Whispering Smith Rides (1927).^[5]

Chapter titles

A Shot in the Dark
A Scream of Terror
Dangerous Rails
The Death Trap
Tower of Terror
A Call for Help
The Runaway Freight
The Showdown
The Secret Survey
Cleared Tracks

_Source:^[6]

References

^ Rainey, Buck (June 8, 2015). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. McFarland. pp. 141–142. ISBN 978-1-4766-0448-0. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
^ Mayer, Geoff (February 9, 2017). Encyclopedia of American Film Serials. McFarland. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-7864-7762-3. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
^ Webb, Graham (July 13, 2020). Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959. McFarland. p. 318. ISBN 978-1-4766-8118-4. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
^ Cline, William C. (1984). "2.". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 10. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
^ Rainey, Buck (June 8, 2015). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. McFarland. pp. 141–142. ISBN 978-1-4766-0448-0. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 201. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

External links

The Lightning Express at IMDb

Preceded by The Jade Box (1930)	Universal Serial The Lightning Express (1930)	Succeeded by Terry of the Times (1930)

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[1] Rainey, Buck (June 8, 2015). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. McFarland. pp. 141–142. ISBN 978-1-4766-0448-0. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

[2] Mayer, Geoff (February 9, 2017). Encyclopedia of American Film Serials. McFarland. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-7864-7762-3. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

[3] Webb, Graham (July 13, 2020). Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959. McFarland. p. 318. ISBN 978-1-4766-8118-4. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

[4] Cline, William C. (1984). "2.". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 10. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

[ss-5] Rainey, Buck (June 8, 2015). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. McFarland. pp. 141–142. ISBN 978-1-4766-0448-0. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

[6] Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 201. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

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