''The Phantom Express'' is a 1925 American silent

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directed by John G. Adolfi and starring

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, David Butler, and

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, a young railroad engineer, who is in love with the daughter of another engineer, takes the throttle of his company’s fastest train after his sweetheart’s father becomes demented over a wreck. The young man drives the train without mishap for a while and then almost has a wreck. However, the near wrecking of the train reveals the man who caused the wreck and nearly ruined the young man’s happiness.

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1925 films 1925 crime films American crime films Films directed by John G. Adolfi American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub