The Black Diamond Express
| The Black Diamond Express | |
|---|---|
 theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Howard Bretherton |
| Written by | Harvey Gates |
| Story by | "Mark Canfield" (Darryl Zanuck) |
| Starring | Monte Blue Edna Murphy |
| Cinematography | David Abel Conrad Wells |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes (6 reels; 5,803 feet (1,769 m)[1]) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent (English titles) Vitaphone (music score and sound effects) |
The Black Diamond Express is a 1927 silent railroad feature film drama directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Monte Blue. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros.[2] It is not to be confused with several early short actuality styled films under the title Black Diamond Express for example the famous and still exiting 1896[3] film of a train arriving in a station.
This film is presumed lost.[4][5]
Cast
[edit]- Monte Blue as Dan Foster
- Edna Murphy as Jeanne Harmon
- Myrtle Stedman as Mrs. Harmon
- Claire McDowell as Martha, Dan's sister
- Carroll Nye as Fred, Dan's brother
- William Demarest as Fireman
- J. W. Johnston as Sheldon Truesdell
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Film Daily (Jul-Dec 1927)". New York, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. July 3, 1927. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Black Diamond Express
- ^ 1896 short The Black Diamond Express; silentera.com
- ^ The Black Diamond Express at Lost Film Files:Warner Brothers lost films - 1927
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Film Survival Catalog:The Black Diamond Express
External links
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- 1927 films
- American silent feature films
- Films directed by Howard Bretherton
- Lost American drama films
- Rail transport films
- Warner Bros. films
- 1927 drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Silent American drama films
- 1927 lost films
- 1920s American films
- 1920s English-language films
- 1920s silent drama film stubs