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The Silk Express (1933)

June 1, 1933 (US) Drama, Mystery, Thriller • 61m

Overview

As the demand for raw silk goes sky high, crooked businessman Wallace Myton corners the market with plans to drive up the price. Determined to fulfill his contracts, manufacturer Donald Kilgore imports $3 million worth of silk to Seattle and accompanies it by special train to New York. But when his secretary is found murdered, Kilgore soon discovers Myton has planted three killers on board with orders to stop the express and its passengers dead in their tracks.

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Top Billed Cast

Neil Hamilton
Neil Hamilton

Donald Kilgore

Sheila Terry
Sheila Terry

Paula Nyberg

Arthur Byron
Arthur Byron

Conductor Clark

Guy Kibbee
Guy Kibbee

Railway Detective McDuff

Dudley Digges
Dudley Digges

Professor Axel Nyberg

Arthur Hohl
Arthur Hohl

Wallace Myton

Allen Jenkins
Allen Jenkins

Robert 'Rusty' Griffith

Harold Huber
Harold Huber

Train Guard Craft

G. Pat Collins
G. Pat Collins

Train Guard Harry Burns

Robert Barrat
Robert Barrat

Mr. Calhoun, Attorney

Vernon Steele
Vernon Steele

Dr. Harold Rolph

Ivan F. Simpson
Ivan F. Simpson

Johnson, Kilgore's Secretary

Crew
Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

Ben Markson
Ben Markson

Screenplay

Esdras Hartley
Esdras Hartley

Art Direction

Tony Gaudio
Tony Gaudio

Director of Photography

Bernhard Kaun
Bernhard Kaun

Original Music Composer



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

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