THE SILVER STREAK.

Engineer Tom Caldwell presents to the president of the CB&D Railroad, a design for a revolutionary diesel-electric train that will increase efficiency and lower costs. Dexter opposes change, and the railroad's conservative board of directors agrees with him, rejecting Tom's design. The Silver Streak fails to attain even half of its projected speed of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) Tom quits in frustration.

Credits

Cast
Charles Starrett, Sally Blane

Copyright

Complete catalog record
THE SILVER STREAK. 1934. 8 reels, sd. Credits: Associate producer, Glendon Allvine; director, Tommy Atkins; story, Roger Whately; screenplay, Roger Whately, H. W. Hanemann, Jack O'Donnell; editor, Fred Knudtson; music director, Al Colombo. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; 30Nov34; LP5179.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q3283267 ↗ — color, country
  3. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright