Danger Lights (1930)The tough boss of a railroad yard befriends a young hobo, and unwittingly places in jeopardy his relationship with the woman he loves. Director:George B. SeitzWriter:James Ashmore Creelman (story) |
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Danger Lights (1930)The tough boss of a railroad yard befriends a young hobo, and unwittingly places in jeopardy his relationship with the woman he loves. Director:George B. SeitzWriter:James Ashmore Creelman (story) |
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Louis Wolheim | ... |
Dan Thorn
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Robert Armstrong | ... |
Larry Doyle
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| Jean Arthur | ... |
Mary Ryan
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| Hugh Herbert | ... |
Professor - the Hobo
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Frank Sheridan | ... |
Ed Ryan
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Robert Edeson | ... |
Engineer Tom Johnson
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Alan Roscoe | ... |
Jim - General Manager
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William P. Burt | ... |
Chief Dispatcher
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Jim Farley | ... |
Joe Geraghty
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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. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
This movie was shown on TCM last night. Even though it was made twenty seven years before I was born, it held my interest. It was well filmed and the acting was adequate. With oldies like these, you have to watch them noting the time context that they were made in and appreciate them with that in mind. I especially like the parts when close up shots were made of the locomotives with the camera. Also, the scene where the two locomotives are doing a "push-of-war" (as opposed to a tug-of-war), was exciting. It gives you a good picture of what people considered to be fun seventy years ago, what a difference from some of today's entertainment that lacks class.