''The Limited Mail'' is a 1925 American
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
George Hill and written by Charles Logue and
Darryl F. Zanuck
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. The film stars
Monte Blue
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,
Vera Reynolds
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Early life and career
Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1899, Reynolds first worked in films at age 12. She began as a dancer, worke ...
,
Willard Louis
Willard Louis (April 19, 1882 – July 22, 1926) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1911 and 1926. He was born in San Francisco, California.
Louis had an art studio before he be ...
,
Tom Gallery
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Selected ...
, Jack Huff, and
Eddie Gribbon
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. The film was released by
Warner Bros.
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on September 5, 1925.
Plot
As described in a film magazine reviews, Bob Wilson becomes a tramp after his fiancée jilts him, but is influenced for good by Jim Fowler, a railway mail clerk. Bob gets employment with the railroad that employs Jim and works his way up to the post of engine driver. Both men fall in love with Caroline Dale, a waitress at the railroad hotel, but the young woman loves only Bob. Bob’s former fiancée accidentally finds him and leaves her husband to be with him. Caroline misunderstands the situation and Bob nearly loses hope of winning her love. Bob is elevated to the engine cab of the Limited Mail train, and on his first run the train is wrecked. Jim, who is in the mail coach, is killed. Bob, fearing imprisonment for negligence, hides out with a tramp friend of his former days. One day he prevents the wrecking of another train and then returns to Caroline. He makes his explanation to the company and to Caroline, and he and the young woman are married.
Cast
Preservation
A copy of ''The Limited Mail'' is held by the
Library of Congress
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and a 16mm print is in the
Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
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.
Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Feature Film Database: ''The Limited Mail''
/ref> Several copies of ''The Limited Mail'' also preserved in film collections in Netherlands and France.
References
External links
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at silenthollywood.com
1925 films
1920s English-language films
Silent American drama films
1925 drama films
Warner Bros. films
Films directed by George Hill
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
1920s American films
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