The Great Train Robbery (1941 film)
The Great Train Robbery is a 1941 American low-budget B-western film.[1] It was directed by Joseph Kane and starred Bob Steele and Claire Carleton.[2] It was remade in 1949 as The Last Bandit and again in 1952 as South Pacific Trail.
| The Great Train Robbery | |
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| Directed by | Joseph Kane |
| Written by | Olive Cooper Robert Shannon Garnett Weston |
| Produced by | Joseph Kane |
| Starring | Bob Steele Claire Carlton Milburn Stone |
| Cinematography | Reggie Lanning |
| Edited by | Lester Orleback |
| Music by | Ross DiMaggio |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Railroad sleuth Tom Logan (Bob Steele) is on a mission to stop the unlawfulness of his criminal brother, Duke Logan (Milburn Stone). Duke's gang have stolen a train filled with gold and have taken the passengers hostage as well. Amongst the many passengers is nightclub entertainer Kay Stevens (Claire Carlton) who is looking to be rescued.
Cast
- Bob Steele as Tom Logan[3]
- Claire Carleton as Kay Stevens
- Milburn Stone as Duke Logan
- Helen MacKellar as Mrs. Logan
- Si Jenks as Whiskers
- Monte Blue as The Super
- Hal Taliaferro as Pierce
- Jay Novello as Santos
- Dick Wessel as Gorman
- Lew Kelly as Dad Halliday
- Guy Usher as Barnsdale
- Yakima Canutt as Klefner
- George Guhl as Jones
See also
References
- Don Miller (1973). "B" Movies: An Informal Survey of the American Low-budget Film, 1933–1945. Curtis Books. p. 115.
- Georges Sadoul; Peter Morris (1972). Dictionary of Films. University of California Press. p. 138. ISBN 9780520021525.
- Herb Fagen (2003). The Encyclopedia of Westerns. New York: Facts On File, p. 190. ISBN 978-0816044566.
External links
- The Great Train Robbery at IMDb
- The Great Train Robbery at the TCM Movie Database
- The Great Train Robbery at AllMovie
- The Great Train Robbery at the American Film Institute Catalog
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