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1930 film

The Lightning Express is a 1930 American pre-Code Universal film serial, featuring the adventures of "Whispering Smith" (played by Al Ferguson). This serial is considered a lost film.[2]

The serial's story focuses on whether a railroad will be allowed to cross a family's property.[3]

• Lane Chandler as Jack Venable
• Louise Lorraine as Bobbie
• Al Ferguson as detective Whispering Smith
• Greta Granstedt as Kate
• J. Gordon Russell as Frank Sayer, the villain
• John Oscar as Bill Lewellyn
• Martin Cichy as Hank
• Bob Reeves as Floyd Griswell
• James Pierce as henchman
• Robert Kelly as henchman

The Lightning Express was based on "Whispering Smith Speaks" by Frank H. Spearman.[4] Released by Universal on June 3, 1930, it was a remake of Whispering Smith Rides (1927).[5]

1. A Shot in the Dark
2. A Scream of Terror
3. Dangerous Rails
4. The Death Trap
5. Tower of Terror
6. A Call for Help
7. The Runaway Freight
8. The Showdown
9. The Secret Survey
10. Cleared Tracks

Source:[6]

• List of film serials by year
• List of film serials by studio

1. ^ Rainey, Buck (June 8, 2015). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. McFarland. pp. 141–142. ISBN 978-1-4766-0448-0. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
2. ^ Mayer, Geoff (February 9, 2017). Encyclopedia of American Film Serials. McFarland. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-7864-7762-3. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
3. ^ Webb, Graham (July 13, 2020). Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959. McFarland. p. 318. ISBN 978-1-4766-8118-4. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
4. ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "2.". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 10. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
5. ^ Rainey, Buck (June 8, 2015). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. McFarland. pp. 141–142. ISBN 978-1-4766-0448-0. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
6. ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 201. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

• The Lightning Express at IMDb