Plot- Amid a busy, near-primordial train yard, a tyrannical railroad bossman competes with an ex-engineer, whose career he has rescued, for the hand of the lovely, delicate Mary (Arthur). So who will win out.
Uh Oh! I better run now that a nightmare iron monster is bearing down on me full steam ahead. Never mind that it's only a movie screen--- the visual's just too scary to care. The flick's real star is, of course, those hulking steam locomotives that used to supply the nation from sea to shining sea. Still, this has got to be one of the ugliest films in Hollywood annals, from leading man Wolheim to greasy grimy train yards where the iron beasts appear to multiply. Heck, even the romantic twosome's walk across that grungy train trestle is a long way from the usual scenic woods. And catch that nose-to-nose face-off for strongest iron hulk in the yard. I wonder what the prize is. Nonetheless, actor Wolheim is just hard-driving and rough enough to compete with the gruesome surroundings. On the other hand, delicate flower Arthur looks a little lost with nothing much to do. Nonetheless, a big-time career awaits her. On the whole, the plot may be familiar, but who can forget the visuals. What a great peek it is at yesteryear and a technology that transformed the nation. Come to think of it, those freight-hauling monsters are really pretty friendly as long as they're on their tracks with an engineer. So I guess I can come out from under the bed.
Overall, the oddball film may be really obscure but there're plenty of rewards. So tune in.
Uh Oh! I better run now that a nightmare iron monster is bearing down on me full steam ahead. Never mind that it's only a movie screen--- the visual's just too scary to care. The flick's real star is, of course, those hulking steam locomotives that used to supply the nation from sea to shining sea. Still, this has got to be one of the ugliest films in Hollywood annals, from leading man Wolheim to greasy grimy train yards where the iron beasts appear to multiply. Heck, even the romantic twosome's walk across that grungy train trestle is a long way from the usual scenic woods. And catch that nose-to-nose face-off for strongest iron hulk in the yard. I wonder what the prize is. Nonetheless, actor Wolheim is just hard-driving and rough enough to compete with the gruesome surroundings. On the other hand, delicate flower Arthur looks a little lost with nothing much to do. Nonetheless, a big-time career awaits her. On the whole, the plot may be familiar, but who can forget the visuals. What a great peek it is at yesteryear and a technology that transformed the nation. Come to think of it, those freight-hauling monsters are really pretty friendly as long as they're on their tracks with an engineer. So I guess I can come out from under the bed.
Overall, the oddball film may be really obscure but there're plenty of rewards. So tune in.