Film

The Silk Express

1933 · 1h 1m · Drama · Mystery · Thriller

IMDb

6.1

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.

Neil Hamilton

Donald Kilgore

Sheila Terry

Paula Nyberg

Arthur Byron

Conductor Clark

Guy Kibbee

Railway Detective McDuff

Dudley Digges

Professor Axel Nyberg

Arthur Hohl

Wallace Myton

Allen Jenkins

Robert 'Rusty' Griffith

Harold Huber

Train Guard Craft

G. Pat Collins

Train Guard Harry Burns

Robert Barrat

Mr. Calhoun, Attorney

Vernon Steele

Dr. Harold Rolph

Ivan F. Simpson

Johnson, Kilgore's Secretary

• Ray EnrightDirector
• Houston BranchStory · Screenplay
• Ben MarksonScreenplay
• Henry BlankeProducer
• Tony GaudioDirector of Photography
• Bernhard KaunOriginal Music Composer
• Ralph DawsonEditor

Release date

June 1, 1933

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 1m

Genres

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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