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1 August 1932 (USA) moreTagline:
A THRILLER of the ROARING RAILS In Twelve Crashing Episodes! morePlot:
The Wrecker wrecks trains on the L & R Railroad. One of his victims is Larry Baker's father. Baker wants to find the evildoer... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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I've Been Wrecking on the Railroad moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| John Wayne | ... | Larry Baker | |
| Shirley Grey | ... | Gloria Stratton, aka Gloria Martin | |
| Tully Marshall | ... | Howard L. Edwards, Railroad manager | |
| Conway Tearle | ... | Stevens, Railroad attorney | |
| J. Farrell MacDonald | ... | Jim Baker, Railroad engineer [Chs. 1, 5] | |
| Matthew Betz | ... | Tom Jordan, Railroad engineer (as Mathew Betz) | |
| James P. Burtis | ... | Det. Hemingway, Matthews, assistant (as James Burtis) | |
| Lloyd Whitlock | ... | Walter Gray, Airline manager | |
| Joseph W. Girard | ... | Detective Matthews (as Joseph Girard) | |
| Edmund Breese | ... | Frank Stratton, Gloria's father | |
| Al Bridge | ... | Carlson, Plainville station agent (as Alan Bridge) | |
| Ernie Adams | ... | Henchman Barney, Machine gunner (as Ernie S. Adams) | |
| Charles King | ... | Henchman Mike | |
| Glenn Strange | ... | Henchman Jim | |
| Al Ferguson | ... | Henchman Sandy - The 'Wrecker's' pilot |
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USA:227 min (12 episodes) | USA:79 min (edited for TV)Country:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA moreFun Stuff
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Chapter Titles: - 1. The Wrecker - 2. Flying Pirates - 3. The Masked Menace - 4. Buried Alive - 5. Danger Lights - 6. The Airport Mystery - 7. Sealed Lips - 8. Outside the Law - 9. The Invincible Army - 10. The Wrecker's Secret - 11. Wings of Death - 12. Unmasked moreFAQ
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One caveat I have to give this particular review. I saw an abbreviated 80 minute version of this serial which was almost unintelligible to follow. Not that I think the full length version would have put The Hurricane Express right up in cinematic history with Gone With the Wind.
John Wayne did three serials for Mascot and this particular one must have been edited down for a feature length movie to take advantage of his growing popularity in the Forties. The plot such as it is involves John Wayne as the son of engineer J. Farrell MacDonald who is killed in a planned train wreck.
The mysterious guy doing all these wrecks is someone appropriately called The Wrecker. He's got one interesting gimmick, he wears incredibly life like masks of all the other folks that are suspected of being the Wrecker. Fools everybody of course until the Duke catches on.
If this version of The Hurricane Express came out in the late Forties, what must John Wayne have thought when such things as Red River, Fort Apache, etc. were being released? The Duke must have shuddered.