The Runaway Express Explained

The Runaway Express
Director:	Edward Sedgwick
Producer:	Carl Laemmle
Cinematography:	Virgil Miller
Studio:	Universal Pictures
Distributor:	Universal Pictures
Runtime:	1 hour
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Runaway Express is a 1926 American silent action film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Jack Dougherty, Blanche Mehaffey, and Tom O'Brien.^{[1] [2]}

Plot

Set against the bustling backdrop of a train station, with its thundering engines and the coordinated chaos of the roundhouse, dispatcher's office, and switch-room, unfolds a love story between Joe Foley, a young train engineer, and Norah Kelly, an Irish waitress at the Junction Cafe.

Cast

• Jack Dougherty as Joseph Foley
• Blanche Mehaffey as Nora Kelly
• Tom O'Brien as Sandy McPherson
• Charles K. French as Jim Reed
• William Steel as Blackie McPherson
• Harry Todd as Dad Hamilton
• Madge Hunt as Mrs. Foley
• Syd Saylor as The Tramp

Bibliography

• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

Notes and References

1. Munden p. 744
2. https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/R/RunawayExpress1926.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Runaway Express