The Midnight Express
1924Wastrel son of a railroad magnate, Jack's father becomes frustrated with his son's wild ways. To prove himself, Jack goes to work in the railroad yard as a laborer. An escaped convict, Silent Bill Brachley, steals Jack's car, and the chase leads to a meeting between Jack, the engineer of the Midnight Express, and the engineer's pretty daughter, Mary. As he is led back to jail, Brachley swears revenge.
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Elaine Hammerstein
as Mary Travers
William Haines
as Jack Oakes
George Nichols
as John Oakes
Lloyd Whitlock
as Joseph Davies
Edwin B. Tilton
as James Travers (as Edwin Booth Tilton)
Pat Harmon
as Silent Bill Brachely
Bertram Grassby
as Arthur Bleydon
Phyllis Haver
as Jessie Sybil
Roscoe Karns
as Switch Hogan
Jack Richardson
as Detective Collins
Noble Johnson
as Deputy Sheriff
Dan Crimmins
as Railroad Operator
George Meadows
as Railroad Operator