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The Lightning Flyer

March 20, 1931

62 minutes

William Nigh

Drama

Overview

A freight train careening off the tracks sends Jimmie Nelson (James Hall), the ne're-do-well of a railroad owner, John Nelson (Robert Homans), out to redeem himself, by working under an assumed name, to investigate why and who is the culprit behind the sabotage against his father's fast-express line.

Movie Details

Release Date

March 20, 1931

Runtime

62 minutes

Director

William Nigh

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Cast

James Hall

Jimmie Nelson

Dorothy Sebastian

Rose Rogers

Walter Merrill

Tom Summers

Robert Homans

John Nelson

Albert J. Smith

Durkin

Ethan Allen

Sam Rogers

Eddie Boland

Slats

George Meadows

Pudge