The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926)

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Disguising as a bandit, a detective infiltrates a group of train robberies while falling in love with the K and A railroad's president's daughter.

Director:

Lewis Seiler

Writers:

Paul Leicester Ford, John Stone

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Still of Dorothy Dwan and Tom Mix (I) in The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926)

Daniel B. Clark (I) behind the scenes of The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926)

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	Tom Mix	...	Tom Gordon
	Tony the Horse	...	Tony - Tom's Horse (as Tony the Wonder Horse)
	Dorothy Dwan	...	Madge Cullen
	Will Walling	...	Eugene Cullen (as William Walling)
	Harry Gripp	...	DeLuxe Harry (as Harry Grippe)
	Carl Miller	...	Burton Holt
	Edward Peil Sr.	...	Bill Tolfree (as Edward Piel)
	Curtis 'Snowball' McHenry	...	Snowball (as Curtis McHenry)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Sammy Cohen	...	Man in Upper Berth of Train (uncredited)
	Duke R. Lee	...	Henchman (uncredited)
	Stub Musselman	...	Henchman (uncredited)
	John Wayne	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by

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Lewis Seiler

Written by

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Paul Leicester Ford	...	(novel)

John Stone	...	(scenario)

Produced by

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Lewis Seiler

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producer (as Lew Seiler)

Music by

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William P. Perry

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(1977) (as William Perry)

Cinematography by

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Daniel B. Clark

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(as Daniel Clark)

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Wynn Mace

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assistant director

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John Wayne

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property boy (uncredited)

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Malcolm Stuart Boylan	...	title designer
William Fox	...	presenter
Karl Malkames	...	restorer

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Lew Seiler Productions

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Fox Film Corporation (1926) (United States) (theatrical)
Fox Film Company (1926) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Fox Film Company, Ltd.)
Fox Film Company (1926) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Fox Film Company, Ltd.)
Fox Film Corporation (1926) (Australia) (theatrical)
Grapevine Video (2000) (United States) (VHS)
Grapevine Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)

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Plot Summary	Cullen has hired Tom to try and stop the robberies on his railroad. Knowing Cullen's secretary Holt is tipping off the gang, Tom works undercover by posing as a highwayman. To help him bring in the gang he enlists the help of the hobo DeLuxe Harry. Written by Maurice VanAuken Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	detective love outlaw-gang pistol held-at-gunpoint See All (15) »
Taglines	The Foremost Western Thriller of the Greatest Western Star See more »
Genres	Drama Western
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Argentina:Atp

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Also Known As	The Great K &A Train Robbery (India, English title) The Great Train Robbery (Canada, English title) Räuber der Königsschlucht (Germany) El asalto al tren expreso (Spain) El gran robo del tren K & A (Argentina) See more »
Runtime	53 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White (tinted)
Aspect Ratio	1.33 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Silent
Filming Locations	Royal Gorge, Colorado, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The props department for this film had a young John Wayne as one of its employees. This is one of Wayne's earliest IMDb-recognised roles, and came at a time when he was only receiving uncredited, minor parts in films. See more »
Goofs	The scenes actions of the movie were from years before the XX century but the clothes, hair style that the actress Dorothy Dwan used were from 1926. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in The Vanishing Legion (1931). See more »
Quotes	Tom Gordon: Don't be alarmed Miss Cullen, I'm just a young bandit trying to get along. See more »

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