Cast overview: | |||
Mary Brian | ... | Molly Collins | |
Russell Hopton | ... | Tony Richards | |
Don Dillaway | ... | Jim Collins (as Donald Dillaway) | |
DeWitt Jennings | ... | Deputy Russell | |
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Will Ahern | ... | Will Carewe |
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Gladys Ahern | ... | Joyce Carewe |
George Irving | ... | J. Atwell Hunt | |
Jackie Searl | ... | Clarence | |
Pauline Garon | ... | Vera Marks | |
William Humphrey | ... | Train Conductor | |
Harry Holman | ... | Fat Man | |
Marjorie Beebe | ... | News Stand Girl | |
Herbert Evans | ... | The Englishman |
A man is convicted of killing his boss, whom he suspected of having an affair with his wife. On board the train taking him to prison for his execution are a reporter, who is dying of lung cancer and wants to interview the condemned man--and who also has some inside knowledge of the circumstances of the man's case. Also aboard is the prisoner's wife, who doesn't believe her husband is a killer and desperately wants to talk to him about it but he refuses to speak to her. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
I liked this movie better than I expected I would. I particularly liked the scenes in the train station – the hustle bustle of passengers, the newsstand, and the small vignettes of travelers. I was surprised at the large number of extras given my assumption that this was a low budget film. Since I'm a sucker for "train" movies, this movie was easy to like. The character actors got the best lines and the two lead characters were kinda bland although Mary Brian always does a nice job. The stock characters (obnoxious kid, call girl, unfaithful husband, wise-cracking entertainer, private detective) were all well played as was the reporter's role. The husband certainly was quick to assume his wife's infidelity and it seems not to have occurred to him that his boss was a lecherous old snake. And the wife acts like what happened was her fault - an attitude tough to understand. I liked the ending to the movie and was surprised by it.