

The Midnight Express
DirectorGeorge W. Hill
“THE STORY OF A RAILROAD MAN WHO COULD NOT BE DETRACKED!”
Wastrel son of a railroad magnate, Jack's father becomes frustrated with his son's wild ways. To prove himself, Jack goes to work in the railroad yard as a laborer. An escaped convict, Silent Bill Brachley, steals Jack's car, and the chase leads to a meeting between Jack, the engineer of the Midnight Express, and the engineer's pretty daughter, Mary. As he is led back to jail, Brachley swears revenge.
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Cast

Elaine Hammerstein
Mary Travers

William Haines
Jack Oakes

George Nichols
John Oakes

Lloyd Whitlock
Joseph Davies

Edwin B. Tilton
James Travers (as Edwin Booth Tilton)

Pat Harmon
Silent Bill Brachely

Bertram Grassby
Arthur Bleydon

Phyllis Haver
Jessie Sybil

Roscoe Karns
Switch Hogan

Jack Richardson
Detective Collins

Noble Johnson
Deputy Sheriff

Dan Crimmins
Railroad Operator
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