The Great Train Robbery (1941 film) explained

The Great Train Robbery
Director:	Joseph Kane
Producer:	Joseph Kane
Starring:	Bob Steele Claire Carlton Milburn Stone
Music:	Ross DiMaggio
Cinematography:	Reggie Lanning
Editing:	Lester Orleback
Studio:	Republic Pictures
Distributor:	Republic Pictures
Runtime:	62 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

The Great Train Robbery is a 1941 American low-budget B-western film.^[1] It was directed by Joseph Kane and starred Bob Steele and Claire Carleton.^[2] It was remade in 1949 as The Last Bandit and again in 1952 as South Pacific Trail.

Plot

Railroad sleuth Tom Logan (Bob Steele) is on a mission to stop the unlawfulness of his criminal brother, Duke Logan (Milburn Stone). Duke's gang have stolen a train filled with gold and have taken the passengers hostage as well. Amongst the many passengers is nightclub entertainer Kay Stevens (Claire Carlton) who is looking to be rescued.

Cast

• Bob Steele as Tom Logan^[3]
• Claire Carleton as Kay Stevens
• Milburn Stone as Duke Logan
• Helen MacKellar as Mrs. Logan
• Si Jenks as Whiskers
• Monte Blue as The Super
• Hal Taliaferro as Pierce
• Jay Novello as Santos
• Dick Wessel as Gorman
• Lew Kelly as Dad Halliday
• Guy Usher as Barnsdale
• Yakima Canutt as Klefner
• George Guhl as Jones

See also

• Bob Steele filmography

Notes and References

1. Book: "B" Movies: An Informal Survey of the American Low-budget Film, 1933–1945 . Don Miller . Curtis Books . 1973 . 115.
2. Book: Dictionary of Films . Georges Sadoul . Peter Morris . 138 . 1972 . University of California Press . 9780520021525.
3. Herb Fagen (2003). The Encyclopedia of Westerns. New York: Facts On File, p. 190. .