West Bound Limited

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West Bound Limited
West Bound Limited poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ford Beebe
Screenplay by Maurice Geraghty
Story byFord Beebe
Produced byBen Koenig
Henry MacRae
Starring Lyle Talbot
Polly Rowles
Frank Reicher
Henry Brandon
Henry Hunter
William Lundigan
CinematographyJerome Ash
Elwood Bredell
Edited by Philip Cahn
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • July 11, 1937 (1937-07-11)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

West Bound Limited is a 1937 American action film directed by Ford Beebe and starring Lyle Talbot, Polly Rowles, Frank Reicher, Henry Brandon, Henry Hunter and William Lundigan. Written by Maurice Geraghty, the film was released on July 11, 1937, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3] The film was recorded at various locations along the South Pacific Coast Railroad in Santa Cruz County, California.

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Plot

Night-dispatcher Dave Tolliver is found guilty of negligence after not changing the tracks for a passenger train, when trying to stop a masked robber, he later escapes prison and goes cover for a dispatcher that has fallen ill, then he founds out that the robber works in that station.

Cast

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