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The Silk Express
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The Silk Express

1933-06-01 · 61 min · ★ 5.0

Drama · Mystery · Thriller

As the demand for raw silk goes sky high, crooked businessman Wallace Myton corners the market with plans to drive up the price. Determined to fulfill his contracts, manufacturer Donald Kilgore imports $3 million worth of silk to Seattle and accompanies it by special train to New York. But when his secretary is found murdered, Kilgore soon discovers Myton has planted three killers on board with orders to stop the express and its passengers dead in their tracks.

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Directors
Ray Enright
Production companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Neil HamiltonNeil HamiltonDonald Kilgore
Sheila TerrySheila TerryPaula Nyberg
Arthur ByronArthur ByronConductor Clark
Guy KibbeeGuy KibbeeRailway Detective McDuff
Dudley DiggesDudley DiggesProfessor Axel Nyberg
Arthur HohlArthur HohlWallace Myton
Allen JenkinsAllen JenkinsRobert 'Rusty' Griffith
Harold HuberHarold HuberTrain Guard Craft
G. Pat CollinsG. Pat CollinsTrain Guard Harry Burns
Robert BarratRobert BarratMr. Calhoun, Attorney
Vernon SteeleVernon SteeleDr. Harold Rolph
Ivan F. SimpsonIvan F. SimpsonJohnson, Kilgore's Secretary

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