Arizona Express (1924)

A man is framed for the murder of his uncle, a bank president, and sentenced to hang. His sister and a mail clerk who's helping her discover information that may clear him, but they have to... See full summary »

Director:

Tom Buckingham (as Thomas Buckingham)

Writers:

Lincoln J. Carter (story), Frederick J. Jackson (as Fred Jackson)

Stars:

Pauline Starke, Evelyn Brent, Anne Cornwall

Cast

Cast overview:
Pauline Starke	...	Katherine Keith
Evelyn Brent	...	Lola Nichols
Anne Cornwall	...	Florence Brown
Harold Goodwin	...	David Keith
David Butler	...	Steve Butler
Francis McDonald	...	Victor Johnson
Frank Beal	...	Judge Ashton
William Humphrey	...	Henry MacFarlane

Storyline

A man is framed for the murder of his uncle, a bank president, and sentenced to hang. His sister and a mail clerk who's helping her discover information that may clear him, but they have to get to the governor in time to present their new evidence and get a stay of execution.

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Plot Keywords:

bank robbery | railroad | train | melodrama | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

23 March 1924 (USA)

Also Known As:

D-Zug 1274

Filming Locations:

San Diego, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

"If you wink, you'll miss a thrill!"

A prolific writer of blood-and-thunder melodramas, Lincoln J. Carter specialized in railroad settings. Although his plays were not acclaimed by the critics (in fact they rarely opened in New York), they were extremely popular with touring companies before World War One. "The Arizona Express" was one of his most famous offerings, and here, considerably expanded, it has been brought to the screen with at least three times as many thrills.

Director Thomas Buckingham is another forgotten man who deserves to be re-instated. That "The Arizona Express" is so successful is due not only to its many edge-of-the-seat action highlights (all of them breathtakingly staged against real locations), but to the skill with which the movie has been cut and paced and to the fine acting Buckingham has elicited from his players. The only disappointment is Pauline Starke, who displays plenty of stamina but little charisma here.

Production values are mighty impressive, with lots of location shooting and first-rate photography by Sidney Wagner.