The Silk Express

1h 1min

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

As the demand for raw silk goes sky high, crooked businessman Wallace Myton corners the market with plans to drive up the price. Determined to fulfill his contracts, manufacturer Donald Kilgore imports $3 million worth of silk to Seattle and accompanies it by special train to New York. But when his secretary is found murdered, Kilgore soon discovers Myton has planted three killers on board with orders to stop the express and its passengers dead in their tracks.

Cast

Neil Hamilton

Neil Hamilton

Donald Kilgore
Sheila Terry

Sheila Terry

Paula Nyberg
Arthur Byron

Arthur Byron

Conductor Clark
Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

Railway Detective McDuff
Dudley Digges

Dudley Digges

Professor Axel Nyberg
Arthur Hohl

Arthur Hohl

Wallace Myton
Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

Robert 'Rusty' Griffith
Harold Huber

Harold Huber

Train Guard Craft
G. Pat Collins

G. Pat Collins

Train Guard Harry Burns
Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat

Mr. Calhoun, Attorney
Vernon Steele

Vernon Steele

Dr. Harold Rolph
Ivan F. Simpson

Ivan F. Simpson

Johnson, Kilgore's Secretary

Release date

1st Jun 1933

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English