Movie: West Bound Limited

Top 7 Billed Cast

Lyle Talbot
Lyle Talbot

Dave Tolliver aka Bob Kirk

Polly Rowles
Polly Rowles

Janet Martin

Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher

Pop Martin

Henry Brandon
Henry Brandon

Joe Forbes

Henry Hunter
Henry Hunter

Howard

William Lundigan
William Lundigan

Dispatcher

Lynton Brent
Lynton Brent

Second Operator (uncredited)

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    Talbot works as a dispatcher at a small rural railway station. One rainy night, shortly after a company payroll has arrived at the station, a masked criminal arrives to steal it. Talbot intercepts the villain's plan and a struggle ensues. He manages to fight off the masked man and save the payroll. But during the fight he is away from his station and misses a call to change the tracks for an oncoming train. This causes a terrible train crash resulting in many lost lives.

  • Release Date

    1937-07-11

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    A RAILROADING FOOL!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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