The Great Train Robbery (1941 film)

The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph Kane
Written by	Olive Cooper; Robert Shannon; Garnett Weston
Produced by	Joseph Kane
Starring	Bob Steele; Claire Carlton; Milburn Stone
Cinematography	Reggie Lanning
Edited by	Lester Orleback
Music by	Ross DiMaggio
Production; company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	February 28, 1941;
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Great Train Robbery is a 1941 American low-budget B-western film.^[1] It was directed by Joseph Kane and starred Bob Steele and Claire Carleton.^[2] It was remade in 1949 as The Last Bandit and again in 1952 as South Pacific Trail.

Plot

Railroad sleuth Tom Logan (Bob Steele) is on a mission to stop the unlawfulness of his criminal brother, Duke Logan (Milburn Stone). Duke's gang have stolen a train filled with gold and have taken the passengers hostage as well. Amongst the many passengers is nightclub entertainer Kay Stevens (Claire Carlton) who is looking to be rescued.

Cast

Bob Steele as Tom Logan^[3]
Claire Carleton as Kay Stevens
Milburn Stone as Duke Logan
Helen MacKellar as Mrs. Logan
Si Jenks as Whiskers
Monte Blue as The Super
Hal Taliaferro as Pierce
Jay Novello as Santos
Dick Wessel as Gorman
Lew Kelly as Dad Halliday
Guy Usher as Barnsdale
Yakima Canutt as Klefner
George Guhl as Jones

References

^ Don Miller (1973). "B" Movies: An Informal Survey of the American Low-budget Film, 1933–1945. Curtis Books. p. 115.
^ Georges Sadoul; Peter Morris (1972). Dictionary of Films. University of California Press. p. 138. ISBN 9780520021525.
^ Herb Fagen (2003). The Encyclopedia of Westerns. New York: Facts On File, p. 190. ISBN 978-0816044566.

External links

The Great Train Robbery at IMDb
The Great Train Robbery at the TCM Movie Database
The Great Train Robbery at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] Don Miller (1973). "B" Movies: An Informal Survey of the American Low-budget Film, 1933–1945. Curtis Books. p. 115.

[2] Georges Sadoul; Peter Morris (1972). Dictionary of Films. University of California Press. p. 138. ISBN 9780520021525.

[3] Herb Fagen (2003). The Encyclopedia of Westerns. New York: Facts On File, p. 190. ISBN 978-0816044566.

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