On the night express train from Los Angeles to San Francisco everyone’s a suspect when a jewelry magnate is found stabbed to death and an escaped killer is feared on board. It’s up to newspaper reporter Jimmy Hawley (Ben Lyon) to unravel the secrets of the motley group of passengers and find the killer before he strikes again in this tense and atmospheric whodunit.
Keywords:
Robbery
Slang
Prohibition era
San francisco, california
Widow
Deception
Prison escape
Revenge
Murder
Fugitive
B movie
Train
Stabbing
Criminal
Police detective
Interrogation
Held at gunpoint
Pre-code
Stock footage
Racial stereotype
Runaway train
Telephone box
Damsel in distress
Spinster
Stolen jewelry
1930s
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Character: Jimmy Hawley
Character: Alice Murray
Character: Chambers
Character: Eileen Ayensworth
Character: Graham