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The Lightning Flyer
The Lightning Flyer
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The Lightning Flyer

1931
1h 2m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1931

Runtime

1h 2m

Storyline

A freight train careening off the tracks sends Jimmie Nelson (James Hall), the ne're-do-well of a railroad owner, John Nelson (Robert Homans), out to redeem himself, by working under an assumed name, to investigate why and who is the culprit behind the sabotage against his father's fast-express line.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 2m
Mar 20, 1931
Languages
English
Director
William Nigh
William Nigh
Production
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

8 Cast Members

James Hall

James Hall

Jimmie Nelson

Dorothy Sebastian

Dorothy Sebastian

Rose Rogers

Walter Merrill

Tom Summers

Robert Homans

Robert Homans

John Nelson

Albert J. Smith

Albert J. Smith

Durkin

Ethan Allen

Sam Rogers

Eddie Boland

Eddie Boland

Slats

George Meadows

Pudge

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