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Mystery

The Mystery Train

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A group of passengers are trapped in a runaway Pullman car.

Release Date : 1931-08-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Continental Talking Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Bride For Sale

Cast

Marceline Day

Character Name : Joan Lane

Original Name : Marceline Day

Gender : Female

Hedda Hopper

Character Name : Mrs. Marian Radcliffe

Original Name : Hedda Hopper

Gender : Female

Nick Stuart

Character Name : Ronald Stanhope

Original Name : Nick Stuart

Gender : Male

Bryant Washburn

Character Name : William Mortimer

Original Name : Bryant Washburn

Gender : Male

Al Cooke

Character Name : The Bridegroom (as Albert Cooke)

Original Name : Al Cooke

Gender : Male

Mary MacLaren

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Mary MacLaren

Gender : Female

Carol Tevis

Character Name : The Bride

Original Name : Carol Tevis

Gender : Female

Joseph W. Girard

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Joseph W. Girard

Gender : Male

Spec O'Donnell

Character Name : Caddy

Original Name : Spec O'Donnell

Gender : Male

Eddie Fetherston

Character Name : Archie Benson

Original Name : Eddie Fetherston

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-13

It's curious when you consider the enormous career-ending power Hedda Hopper ended up yielding, that she was actually, herself, a really mediocre actress - and such limited skill as she possessed is amply displayed in this rather dreary amalgam of romance and drama. She's the rather odious "Marian Radcliffe", a woman who is down on her luck but who sees an opportunity to restore her fortunes following a train crash in which she helps prisoner "Joan" (an exceptionally wooden effort from Marceline Day) escape from police custody. In return for her generosity, she manipulates the pretty young woman into a dalliance with the wealthy heir "Stanhope" (Nick Stuart). In cahoots with her lawyer "Mortimer" (Bryant Washburn) she implements their plan to marry her off and and share his inheritance! Sadly this has precious little substance to it. Too stage bound to do justice to the train wreck scenes, and the dialogue and comedy are really too strained and unnatural. It flows well enough, but simply put - nothing really happens. Trains look good, though!