Film

Midnight Limited

1940 · 1h 1m · Action · Adventure · Crime

DEATH RIDES THE RAILS!

IMDb

5.1

The Phantom Robber gets a fortune in jewels and some valuable papers from a robbery on the crack train "The Midnight Limited" and Val Lennon and his pretty assistant, Joan Marshall, are on his trail. But the Phantom strikes three more times and adds murder to his list. Val decides to use himself as bait, although Chief Harrigan and Joan beg him not to risk his life. But Val, disguised as a wealthy Canadian, boards the train for a rendezvous with a killer.

John 'Dusty' King

Val Lennon

Marjorie Reynolds

Joan Marshall

George Cleveland

Professor Van Dillon

Edward Keane

Captain Harrigan

Monte Collins

Abel Krantz

I. Stanford Jolley

Frenchie

Pat Flaherty

Train Conductor

Herbert Ashley

Trainman

Lita Chevret

Mae Krantz

Ray Bennett

Jake Pringle (Uncredited)

Joe Caits

Detective Conway (Uncredited)

Lane Chandler

Inspector in Montreal (Uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Detective Joe O'Neill (Uncredited)

Warren Jackson

Joe, Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Mr. Gellard (Uncredited)

Ray Turner

John, Train Porter (Uncredited)

• Howard BrethertonDirector
• Charles WilliamsScreenplay
• Harrison CarterScreenplay
• T.R. WilliamsProducer
• Harry NeumannDirector of Photography
• Lee ZahlerOriginal Music Composer
• Russell F. SchoengarthEditor

Release date

March 20, 1940

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 1m

Genres

Action, Adventure, Crime

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