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The Silk Express (1933)

Genre : Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 1M

Director : Ray Enright
Writer : Houston Branch, Ben Markson

Synopsis

As the demand for raw silk goes sky high, crooked businessman Wallace Myton corners the market with plans to drive up the price. Determined to fulfill his contracts, manufacturer Donald Kilgore imports $3 million worth of silk to Seattle and accompanies it by special train to New York. But when his secretary is found murdered, Kilgore soon discovers Myton has planted three killers on board with orders to stop the express and its passengers dead in their tracks.

Actors

Neil Hamilton
Neil Hamilton
Donald Kilgore
Sheila Terry
Sheila Terry
Paula Nyberg
Arthur Byron
Arthur Byron
Conductor Clark
Guy Kibbee
Guy Kibbee
Railway Detective McDuff
Dudley Digges
Dudley Digges
Professor Axel Nyberg
Arthur Hohl
Arthur Hohl
Wallace Myton
Allen Jenkins
Allen Jenkins
Robert 'Rusty' Griffith
Harold Huber
Harold Huber
Train Guard Craft
G. Pat Collins
G. Pat Collins
Train Guard Harry Burns
Robert Barrat
Robert Barrat
Mr. Calhoun, Attorney
Vernon Steele
Vernon Steele
Dr. Harold Rolph
Ivan F. Simpson
Ivan F. Simpson
Johnson, Kilgore's Secretary

Crews

Ray Enright
Ray Enright
Director
Houston Branch
Houston Branch
Story
Houston Branch
Houston Branch
Screenplay
Ben Markson
Ben Markson
Screenplay
Henry Blanke
Henry Blanke
Producer
Ralph Dawson
Ralph Dawson
Editor
Esdras Hartley
Esdras Hartley
Art Direction
Tony Gaudio
Tony Gaudio
Director of Photography
Bernhard Kaun
Bernhard Kaun
Original Music Composer
Stanley Logan
Stanley Logan
Dialogue
Leo F. Forbstein
Leo F. Forbstein
Conductor
Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design

Trailers and other movies

The Silk Express (Preview Clip)

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