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The Lightning Flyer is a 1931 American pre-Code action film directed by William Nigh and starring James Hall, Dorothy Sebastian and Robert Homans.[1]

The Lightning Flyer
Directed by	William Nigh
Written by	Barry Barringer
Starring	James Hall Dorothy Sebastian Robert Homans
Cinematography	Ted Tetzlaff
Edited by	James Sweeney
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 20, 1931
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

After graduating from college, the son of a railroad president takes a job working for the company under an assumed name to prove that he isn't as lazy as his father thinks. He falls in love but also makes a bitter enemy in the yard foreman. After exposing the man as a thief and a murderer, his antagonist breaks out of prison and seeks revenge by way of a runaway train.

Cast

• James Hall as Jimmie Nelson
• Dorothy Sebastian as Rose Rogers
• Walter Merrill as Tom Summers
• Robert Homans as John Nelson
• Albert J. Smith as Durkin
• Ethan Allen as Sam Rogers
• Eddie Boland as Slats
• George Meadows as Pudge

References

Bibliography

• Martin, Len D. Columbia Checklist: The Feature Films, Serials, Cartoons, and Short Subjects of Columbia Pictures Corporation, 1922-1988. McFarland, 1991.

External links

• The Lightning Flyer at IMDb

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