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The Phantom Express (1932)

The Phantom Express poster
Directed by
Emory Johnson
Genre
drama film, crime film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man suspects a series of train wrecks are being caused deliberately. He works to uncover the culprit behind the sabotage.

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What happens

The Phantom Express is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery crime-drama directed by Emory Johnson and based on the Emory Johnson story. The film stars William Collier, Jr. as Bruce Harrington, Sally Blane as Carolyn Nolan and Hobart Bosworth as Mr. Harrington. It was commercially released on August 15, 1932, by Majestic Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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