Play Safe is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Monty Banks.[1] An abridged two-reel version was shown in the United States as Chasing Choo Choos.[1]

Play Safe
Film poster
Directed by	Joseph Henabery
Written by	Charles Horan Henry Sweet
Produced by	Monty Banks Howard Estabrook
Starring	Monty Banks Virginia Lee Corbin
Cinematography	Blake Wagner
Production company	Monty Banks Productions
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	January 10, 1927 (1927-01-10)
Running time	50 minutes (5 reels)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

A gang of bad guys menace a man's girlfriend. She hides in a freight car and a misstep sends the otherwise-empty train out of the station with the lever pushed to full speed. As the train gains speed, the captive's boyfriend must transfer to the runaway train from a car racing alongside, repel the pursuing gang, get his girl out of the boxcar, and somehow get the two of them to safety. An oncoming locomotive, a water tower, a steep grade, a frayed rope and a broken plank between cars complicate the hero's task.

Cast

• Monty Banks as Monty
• Virginia Lee Corbin as Virginia Craig
• Charles Hill Mailes as Silas Scott
• Charles K. Gerrard as Scott's son
• Bud Jamison as Big Bill
• Max Asher
• Fatty Alexander
• Rosa Gore
• Syd Crossley

Preservation status

Prints in 35mm and 16mm exist.[1]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Play Safe (1927 film).

• Play Safe at IMDb
• Play Safe at SilentEra
• Lobby poster

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