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The Lost Express
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The Lost Express

1917-09-17 · 13 min · Not rated

Thriller · Action

A train that is carrying the formula for a valuable form of granulated gasoline disappears before it reaches its destination. Railroad investigators and the authorities try to determine where it is and who took it.

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Directors
J.P. McGowan
Production companies
Signal Films
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Helen HolmesHelen HolmesHelen Thurston
Leo D. MaloneyLeo D. MaloneyPitts
Thomas G. LinghamThomas G. LinghamThe Baron
Edward HearnEdward HearnFrancis Murphy
Omar WhiteheadValquez (as V.O. Whitehead)
William BruntonCharles Bonner
John McKinnonGeneral Thurston
William N. Chapman(as Will Chapman)

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