
Movie · thriller, action
The Lost Express
1917 · 13m · NR
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What is it about? The Lost Express
A train that is carrying the formula for a valuable form of granulated gasoline disappears before it reaches its destination. Railroad investigators and the authorities try to determine where it is and who took it.
Genres: thriller, action. Themes: train, silent film, movie serial, partially lost film, fragment.
Cast and crew The Lost Express
AllCreators
- Directed byJ.P. McGowan
- ScreenplayFrederick Bennett
- ScreenplayJ.P. McGowan
- CinematographyS.A. Sues
Full cast and crew8 cast members, 7 crew
Cast:
- Helen Holmes · Helen Thurston
- Leo D. Maloney · Pitts
- Thomas G. Lingham · The Baron
- Edward Hearn · Francis Murphy
- Omar Whitehead · Valquez (as V.O. Whitehead)
- William Brunton · Charles Bonner
- John McKinnon · General Thurston
- William N. Chapman · (as Will Chapman)
Crew:
- J.P. McGowan · Director
- Frederick Bennett · Writer
- J.P. McGowan · Writer
- Samuel S. Hutchinson · Producer
- J.P. McGowan · Producer
- S.A. Sues · Director of Photography
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Details The Lost Express

- First theatrical release
- September 17, 1917
- Release in the US
- September 17, 1917
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- NR
- Studio
- Signal Films
Frequently asked questions
How long is The Lost Express?
13 minutes.
Who’s in The Lost Express?
Helen Holmes, Leo D. Maloney, Thomas G. Lingham, Edward Hearn, Omar Whitehead, William Brunton, John McKinnon, and William N. Chapman. Directed by J.P. McGowan.
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