Silver Streak (1934)
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Beyond the fact that both films shared a "railroad" background, RKO Radio's 1935 actioner The Silver Streak bore no relation to the 1976 Gene Wilder vehicle of the same name. The earlier film stars Charles Starrett as Tom Caldwell, the dynamic young designer of a streamlined,… More Beyond the fact that both films shared a "railroad" background, RKO Radio's 1935 actioner The Silver Streak bore no relation to the 1976 Gene Wilder vehicle of the same name. The earlier film stars Charles Starrett as Tom Caldwell, the dynamic young designer of a streamlined, high-speed passenger train. During a polio epidemic, our hero endeavors to prove the efficiency of his train by making a breakneck 2,000-mile trip to deliver iron lungs to the Boulder Dam region. The well-chosen supporting cast includes William Farnum as old-time railroad man B.J. Dexter, who in the film's most moving scene ruminates over the brief but colorful history of his chosen profession. The real-life Burlington Zephyr "plays" the titular train in The Silver Streak, which earned a much-needed profit of 107,000 dollars for RKO. (One a side note, some of the music heard during the final two reels was lifted from Max Steiner's score for King Kong.) ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Tommy Atkins
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
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Cast
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Sally Blane
as Ruth Dexter
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Charles Starrett
as Tom Caldwell
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William Farnum
as B.J. Dexter
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Irving Pichel
as Bronte
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Arthur Lake
as Crawford
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Theodore von Eltz
as Ed Tyler
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Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
as Higgins
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Edgar Kennedy
as O'Brien
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Murray Kinnell
as Dr. Flynn
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Doris Dawson
as Molly
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Harry Allen
as McGregor
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James Bradbury Jr
as Lowery
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Hardie Albright
as Allan Dexter
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John Dilson
as Doctor
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Howard Hickman
as Board Member
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Robert E. Homans
as Dam Engineer
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Dave O'Brien
as Dam Phone Operator
