The Signal Tower (1924)
1924 · Silent film · 84 min · dir. Clarence Brown
- Drama
Synopsis
A railroad worker accepts a colleague's offer to stay in his home, but when his friend is called out one night to stop a runaway train, he makes a play for the man's wife.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Clarence Brown
- Writer
- James O. Spearing
- Cinematography
- Ben F. Reynolds
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Released
- 1924-07-19
- Running time
- 84 minutes
Cast & crew
Clarence Brown Director
Virginia Valli
Rockliffe Fellowes
Frankie Darro
Wallace Beery
James O. Barrows
J. Farrell MacDonald
Dot Farley- Clarence Brown
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · An Authentic Railroad Thriller · Waurito · 2024-04-28
The Signal Tower A Review by Warren Haack At first glance this Classic of Silent Cinema would seem to appear as a nostalgic step back into the 1920s, when the railroads of America dominated many people’s lives. However as the story unfolds, it is imbued with the classic icons of Silent Cinema including jealous lovers, family values and harrowing train wrecks, and is both entertaining and well written. Beautifully photographed on location in Northern California with excellent acting, this long lost treasure of Silent Cinema was carefully restored, and bears repeated viewing. It is interesting…
