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AdventureMysteryCrimeAction

The Hurricane Express

- A CRASHING ADVENTURE SERIAL!

The Wrecker wrecks trains on the L & R Railroad. One of his victims is Larry Baker's father. Baker wants to find the evildoer, among a host of suspects, but it will be difficult since the Wrecker can disguise himself to look like almost anyone

Release Date : 1932-08-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Mascot Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

John Wayne

Character Name : The Air Pilot

Original Name : John Wayne

Gender : Male

Tully Marshall

Character Name : The Railroad Manager

Original Name : Tully Marshall

Gender : Male

Conway Tearle

Character Name : The Railroad Attorney

Original Name : Conway Tearle

Gender : Male

Shirley Grey

Character Name : The Secretary

Original Name : Shirley Grey

Gender : Female

Edmund Breese

Character Name : The Secretary's Father

Original Name : Edmund Breese

Gender : Male

Lloyd Whitlock

Character Name : The Air Line Manager

Original Name : Lloyd Whitlock

Gender : Male

Al Bridge

Character Name : The Station Agent

Original Name : Al Bridge

Gender : Male

Matthew Betz

Character Name : The Engineer Jordan

Original Name : Matthew Betz

Gender : Male

Joseph W. Girard

Character Name : The Railroad Detective

Original Name : Joseph W. Girard

Gender : Male

James P. Burtis

Character Name : The Railroad Detective's Assistant

Original Name : James P. Burtis

Gender : Male

Ernie Adams

Character Name : Barney

Original Name : Ernie Adams

Gender : Male

Charles King

Character Name : Mike

Original Name : Charles King

Gender : Male

J. Farrell MacDonald

Character Name : Jim Baker

Original Name : J. Farrell MacDonald

Gender : Male

Al Ferguson

Character Name : Sandy

Original Name : Al Ferguson

Gender : Male

Glenn Strange

Character Name : Jim

Original Name : Glenn Strange

Gender : Male

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Character Name : Sam (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Gender : Male

Yakima Canutt

Character Name : Henchman

Original Name : Yakima Canutt

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-11-08

John Wayne is "Larry", an airline pilot who only just manages to land his plane in a field and rush to the scene of a railway accident in which his father, the driver, has perished. He is livid and when he discovers that this was sabotage, he determines to track down the culprit. Meantime we discover just who is behind these attacks - but that he has quite a legitimate axe to grind against an all-conquering railroad that rode rough shod over people and townships alike during it's construction. There's no doubt as to the conclusion of this feature film - a condensed version that is based around the first few and the last few parts of a twelve part serialisation, and it is largely filmed as if it were a silent movie with a sound effects disc running efficiently now and again in the background to liven it up. What dialogue there is, is delivered in a seriously stilted fashion suggesting the actors were reading cue cards just out of shot and so isn't the most natural. The photography is basic, but it's also quite exciting at times when it's on the trains and we are whizzing around at speed. I don't think this abridged version is particularly good nor memorable but I do reckon it could have made for quite an entertaining week-to-week serial with cliffhanger endings each time. It's watchable as a piece of low-budget cinema nostalgia - it illustrates gently that just as the plane is overtaking the train, sound movies are overtaking the silent ones.