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The Black Diamond Express

Name: The Black Diamond Express
Director: Howard Bretherton
Released: 1927
Cast: Edna Murphy, Myrtle Stedman, Jack W. Johnston, Claire McDowell, Austen Jewell

1927Howard BrethertonIMDb: /10

Synopsis

Dan Foster (Monte Blue), the engineer of the Black Diamond Express express train falls in love with Jeanne Harmon (Edna Murphy), whose snobbish, high society mother, Mrs. Harmon (Myrtle Stedman), does not approve of the blue-collar, rough-at-the-edges Dan Foster as a suitable husband for Jeanne.

Director

Howard Bretherton

Cast

Monte Blue

Claire McDowell

Jack W. Johnston

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The Black Diamond Express Review: A High-Octane Silent Melodrama

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The Black Diamond Express FAQ

The movie The Black Diamond Express was directed by Howard Bretherton.

The Black Diamond Express was released in the year 1927.

The Black Diamond Express is a movie from United States.

The Black Diamond Express is categorised as Drama in the cult cinema archive at Dbcult.

The Black Diamond Express features Monte Blue, Claire McDowell, Jack W. Johnston, Carroll Nye.

The screenplay for The Black Diamond Express was written by Darryl F. Zanuck, Harvey Gates.

If you enjoy The Black Diamond Express, you might also like Man's Plaything (1920), 'A mala nova (1920), The Jackeroo of Coolabong (1920), Eva, wo bist du? (1920).

Yes, The Black Diamond Express (1927) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title, known for its Drama qualities.