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The Midnight Limited

Name: The Midnight Limited
Director: Oscar Apfel
Released: 1926
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Hayford Hobbs, Mathilde Brundage, Wanda Hawley, Monte Collins, William Humphrey

1926Oscar ApfelIMDb: 5.3/10

Synopsis

A runaway freight train is running wild toward Benbow; the night mail-train is heading in the opposite direction on the same railroad tracks; and The Midnight Limited, carrying 300 men and women passengers, including his sweetheart, is on the parallel track, with all three coming together at the same point. What's a poor dispatcher to do?.

Director

Oscar Apfel

Cast

L.J. O'Connor

Mathilde Brundage

Gaston Glass

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1926

The Midnight Limited

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53%Popularity47%

#686Archive Rank#706

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The Midnight Limited FAQ

The movie The Midnight Limited was directed by Oscar Apfel.

The Midnight Limited was released in the year 1926.

The Midnight Limited has an IMDb rating of 5.3 out of 10.

The Midnight Limited is a movie from United States.

The Midnight Limited is categorised as Action, Mystery, Romance, Adventure in the cult cinema archive at Dbcult.

The Midnight Limited features L.J. O'Connor, Mathilde Brundage, Gaston Glass, Sam Allen.

The screenplay for The Midnight Limited was written by Jack Natteford.

If you enjoy The Midnight Limited, you might also like The Ghost Breaker (1914), Cameo Kirby (1914), The Master Mind (1914), The Call of the North (1914).

Yes, The Midnight Limited (1926) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title, known for its Action and Mystery qualities.

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