The Midnight Express
movie

THE STORY OF A RAILROAD MAN WHO COULD NOT BE DETRACKED!
Released June 01, 1924
Overview
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.
Cast

Elaine Hammerstein
as
Mary Travers

William Haines
as
Jack Oakes

George Nichols
as
John Oakes

Lloyd Whitlock
as
Joseph Davies

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

Pat Harmon
as
Silent Bill Brachely

Bertram Grassby
as
Arthur Bleydon

Phyllis Haver
as
Jessie Sybil

Roscoe Karns
as
Switch Hogan

Jack Richardson
as
Detective Collins

Noble Johnson
as
Deputy Sheriff

Dan Crimmins
as
Railroad Operator