The Block Signal
The Block Signal is 1926 silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Ralph Lewis, Jean Arthur and Hugh Allan. It was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures.[1][2]
| The Block Signal | |
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| Directed by | Frank O'Connor |
| Written by | Frank O'Connor Edward J. Meagher |
| Based on | story by F. Oakley Crawford |
| Produced by | Renaud Hoffman Samuel Sax Earl Hudson |
| Starring | Ralph Lewis Jean Arthur Hugh Allan |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lumas Film Corporation |
Release date | September 15, 1926 |
Running time | 59 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Synopsis
A veteran railroad engineer discovers that his eyesight is failing and he is becoming colorblind. Bert Steele his fireman who craves promotion deliberately misleads him about a signal leading him to be demoted. Jealous and frustrated by his unrequited love for the engineer's daughter Grace, Steele considers a more direct form of sabotage.
Cast
- Ralph Lewis as 'Jovial Joe' Ryan
- Jean Arthur as Grace Ryan
- Hugh Allan as Jack Milford
- George Chesebro as Bert Steele
- Sidney Franklin as 'Roadhouse' Rosen
- Leon Holmes as 'Unhandy' Andy
- Missouri Royer as Jim Brennan
Preservation status
- The picture is preserved at the UCLA Film and TV Archive and Academy Film Archive.[3]
References
Bibliography
- Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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