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<i>The Lightning Express</i>

The Lightning Express

1930 film

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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]

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

Cast

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

  1. A Shot in the Dark
  2. A Scream of Terror
  3. Dangerous Rails
  4. The Death Trap
  5. Tower of Terror
  6. A Call for Help
  7. The Runaway Freight
  8. The Showdown
  9. The Secret Survey
  10. Cleared Tracks

Source:[6]

See also

References

  1. [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. [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. [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. [4]
    Cline, William C. (1984). "2.". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 10. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
  5. [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. [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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